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Fluffy Friends for Children with Chronic Conditions was founded by a young patient, Allison Campbell. Since her childhood, Allison has had a very strong sense of purpose from her lived experiences and has continuously spearheaded medical initiatives since elementary school. After developing a method to empathize with patients and strengthen the physician-patient relationship to emulate her own, Allison formally started the company in 2019 during college. 

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Addressing medically induced PTSD, improving patient outcomes, and enhancing physicians' treatment plans and their wellbeing are integral to our reason for being.

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Neurological conditions specifically are associated with the greatest risk of PTSD, with reports of clinically significant emotional disturbance in up to 40% of pediatric patients alone.* The Fluffy Friends programme helps to address this emotional turmoil.

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My condition has always been at the forefront and centre of who I am, my career, and the values that I hold: to help others and develop methods that will offer comfort and provide improved patient experiences.

 

I started Fluffy Friends to make a difference in the lives of children with chronic conditions, one fluffy friend at a time.

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*Northam, E.A., Psychosocial impact of chronic illness in children. Journal of paediatrics and child health, 1997. 33(5): p. 369-372.