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In every community, citizens deal with long term illness whether as a patient, family member, or companion. Often when a patient is identified as needing chemotherapy, dialysis, or emergency hospitalization, individuals involved may be consumed with the fear of the unknown and basic needs might fall by the wayside. “Patience with Patients” teams the special and general education students together to provide activity baskets that are intended to lift the spirits of people in the community (any age) as they go through various medical procedures. In this project, the students will create baskets with an assortment of items including snacks, books, magazines, crafts, activities, fidgets, etc. which help distract the patient and fill the time needed to complete the medical procedure.
Given the many options and the flexibility built into this service-learning project, it is hoped there will be few problems identifying appropriate service-learning opportunities within this framework for students receiving special education services, similar to their nondisabled peers.
