'Hospital's app was a lifeline when my son was critically ill'
This article details a mother's positive experience using the 'My Picu Story' app to navigate her son's intensive care treatment. It highlights how the app helped manage communication and anxiety during a difficult medical journey.
Why it matters
Patient-facing technology can serve as a critical support system for families navigating complex pediatric intensive care units.
Claire said hospital staff were "amazing" but she would have been lost without the app for reassurance and explanation when Teddy was in intensive care [BBC] Having a child in intensive care can be scary, confusing and overwhelming for a parent - but could a new app developed by a hospital make the experience easier to navigate?
"I felt terrified. Actually terrified," recalls Claire, 34, when her son, Teddy, was admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (Picu) at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge last year.
"He was six weeks old, white as a ghost and his breathing was horrendous.
"One of the hardest things was losing control, having to watch someone else help your child," says the mum-of-four from Northstowe, Cambridgeshire.
For Claire, the app called My Picu Story was a "lifeline" when her son spent several days in an induced coma while battling three infections.
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