{"id":25,"date":"2019-12-17T10:38:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T16:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2019-12-17T13:02:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T19:02:33","slug":"who-we-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/who-we-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"310\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TF-Sleeping.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TF-Sleeping.jpg 250w, https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TF-Sleeping-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When a parent is told that his or her child needs a feeding tube other medical equipment, it can be a very scary time for the entire family. To make this process less frightening, we have created a product called&nbsp;Tubie Friends\u2122&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For children receiving a feeding tube, a stuffed friend with medical equipment mirroring the child&#8217;s can make the entire process less frightening<\/strong>. As much as possible, we mirror the child&#8217;s medical interventions to the animal by placing a similar feeding tube, as well as additional medical interventions such as central IV lines, tracheostomy tubes or oxygen cannulas if possible. Additionally, each Tubie Friend comes with a parent letter providing information and listing support groups for feeding tubes. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tubie Friends were initially intended for people with medical devices and are developmentally under the age of 18. &nbsp;However,&nbsp;<strong>we know there is value in an adult, school, siblings, caregivers or doctor having a Tubie Friend as well.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Currently, our donations are solicited and collected for children, so we need to use our funds for children. &nbsp;<br><br>To meet these other needs, we have started a fundraiser that allows anyone to own a Tubie Friend and support our cause at the same time. &nbsp;If you are not requesting a Tubie Friend for a child, please visit our products page and request a Sibling Tubie Friend. &nbsp;If you have questions, please email us. &nbsp;<strong>If you are an adult and need financial assistance with purchasing a Tubie Friend, we can help you. &nbsp;Send us an email!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a parent is told that his or her child needs a feeding tube other medical equipment, it can be a very scary time for&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/who-we-help\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Who We Help<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56,"href":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tubiefriends.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}