How ZipShirts™ Work
When a child is diagnosed with cancer or other long term medical illness, they will often receive a port or central line that makes receiving IV medication, fluids, and blood products less painful and much easier than a traditional needle stick. Your hospital will tell you about Zip With Us® and how to order your free, custom ZipShirt™ that will work specifically with your child's medical access needs so they can keep their clothes on during treatments.
Children of any age have many different reactions when they are diagnosed. Having to remove their clothing in front of strangers, fear of the scary needle coming at them in plain sight, and generally not feeling well in a sterile environment are just a few examples of extremely common worries among pediatric patients. Here's where Zip With Us® comes into the picture.
Kids and their loved ones visit Zip With Us® & fill out a ZipShirt™ order form that allows them to customize their medical access points, size, favorite colors, and designs. Each patient can receive one free, custom ZipShirt™ and can order more on our website.
Zip With Us® receives your order, finds the best shirt based on your preferences and preps the garment for one of our amazing seamstresses to sew the zipper(s) in so that the ZipShirt™ works perfectly for your treatments.
Yay! Your ZipShirt™ has arrived to your doorstep. You'll have time to open, look over and wash your new garment in time for your next treatmtent day.
Wear your ZipShirt™ to treatment! The nurse can easily unzip to clean and access your port without removing your clothing. The goal at Zip With Us® is to help make treatments as comfortable and easy as possible for kids, their loved ones, and the medical staff. It's an honor to offer support, one ZipShirt™ at a time!