Hello Wilkison friends & family: With Rick and Meghan's permission, we are hijacking their blog for a little while. We know that many of you are probably wondering how to help the family during the upcoming surgery and recovery. We've consulted with Rick and Meghan and talked to the Ronald McDonald house in Seattle and we have some suggestions for any of you who want to help.
1. Alaska Airlines gift cards: Rick will be traveling back and forth during the four weeks that Meghan and Jacob will be in Seattle. There will also be future travel needed for check-ups and other doctor appointments. You can purchase gift cards online at http://www.alaskaair.com/certificates/.
2. Gift cards for incidentals: The family will have some food and other miscellaneous expenses while in Seattle and we know that there is a Safeway grocery store near the Ronald McDonald House. We also suggest Target or other gift cards for incidentals and maybe some toys for both boys to provide some cheerfulness and keep them distracted during this hectic time. According to our sources, Josh likes Legos and Jacob likes books.
3. Help in Boise: Rick and Josh will be on their own for several weeks and after the surgery there will be numerous trips for therapy visits so we'd encourage folks to arrange for cleaning services to help the family out. It looks like there are a few options in Boise (Merry Maids, Happy Homes Maids) but if any of you Boise-ites have suggestions, please let us know. We'd also suggest some gift cards for restaurants in their area including Smoky Mountain Pizza, Great Wall, Chili's, Applebee's, Whitewater Pizza & Pasta, Cucina diPaolo, and Dinner Thyme Solutions.
4. Gas cards: The family will be driving out to Seattle so if you'd like to purchase gas cards they often use Chevron and Shell.
5. Starbucks! Meghan will be spending long hours and late nights in the hospital. 'Nuff said.
Other ideas: The family will hopefully be staying at the Ronald McDonald house, but if there isn't room at that time, they will probably have some lodging expenses. We'll keep you posted. Also, the Children's Hospital in Seattle does not accept flower deliveries and the Ronald McDonald House discourages it, along with fruit baskets. They said that most people aren't in the house for long enough periods to eat the fruit and enjoy the flowers.
If you have any questions or other ideas on how to help, please feel free to contact us (Glenn and Lucy Pauley) at (307) 637-6034 or email at lhpauley1@hotmail.com. If you'd like to let us know what you want to contribute, we can keep track so that they don't end up with 200 Starbucks giftcards, but maybe that's what Meghan wants... Feel free to email us or leave a note in the comments section. Also, please send this information along to anyone who might be interested in helping.
Thank you in advance for your help!! We hope that we can make the next few months a little easier on Rick, Meghan, Josh, Jacob and Baby Jingleheimerschmidt.
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ReplyDeleteAll joking aside, I have shared this with some of my mommy friends and groups and they are wanting to pitch in to lend a helping hand! Hopefully we can all help out someway, big or small!