if a surgeon says your child has to fast, they have to fast. even if they are rreeeaaaallly hungry. even if they beg for food. even if they cry. even if they throw a tantrum. even if they scream for hours.

the medicine the doctor gives you to make you sleep, called anesthesia, makes you sleep differently than you do at night. Medicine sleep is so deep that the muscle that keeps your stomach closed falls asleep too.

Your stomach and your lungs are connected by your esophagus, which connects to your mouth and brings air to your lungs and food into your stomach.

Because you’ll be laying flat on your back, This means if you have food in your stomach it can come up out of your stomach, and because they’re connected by your esophagus, food or drink that comes out of your stomach can go into your lungs.

Because they aren’t supposed to have stuff other than air in them, having food or drinks in your lungs can make you really sick.

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- Toilet paper, paper towels, and napkins are lovely, helpful items

- Diapers, baby formula, and baby clothes always help parents who need extra support after WIC benefits are applied

- Toothbrushes and toothpaste are incredibly, incredibly important

- A lot of people skip breakfast because they don’t have the extra items to put into mixes and things. You can avoid that problem by donating granola bars, oatmeal, cream of wheat, etc.

- On the above note, peanut butter lasts forever, it’s full of protein, and it has enough healthy fat to supplement a diet that is otherwise calorie-restrained. I know the given list says that their food bank got a lot of it, but the few I’ve worked with could never keep it on the shelves

- All shower products are a gift, even if they’re just travel-sized soaps and things that you’ve stolen from hotel but never plan to use (no judgement!)

- Those little bagged toys that come in fast food meals? They make fantastic stocking-stuffers for parents who have trouble affording Christmas

- I once watched a 60 year-old man cry because he got a glasses cleaning cloth and cleaning solution. They were luxury items he could never justify getting for himself, so he just scratched every pair of glasses he owned by using the hems of his shirts

- If you have used electronics, PLEASE consider donating them! That outdated iPod from 2009 that just sits in your drawer could be a kid’s most prized possession and the thing that helps them feel like they ‘belong’ (bonus points if you leave some age-friendly positive songs downloaded onto it)

- No one has ever turned down socks or underwear

- Money is the most versatile donation, because it can be used to buy off-the-wall things, food items that would spoil, clothing in a special size, etc.

- If you can’t donate money, consider donating your time! Even a few hours of volunteering can help a non-profit organization help countless people!

- If you accidentally buy shoes that don’t fit and can afford the loss, consider donating them, especially if they’re specialty shoes! I knew a man who got a good job in construction but was fired on his first day because he couldn’t afford the steel-toed boots he needed

- Cans of soda are great donations! You can use a can of any flavor soda - regular or diet - to replace all extra ingredients in a dry cake mix. We used to give out a box of cake mix, a container of frosting, and a can of soda. (These can also be a lot of fun because of the combinations! Orange soda + vanilla cake mix = creamsicle, cherry cola + devil’s food = chocolate-covered cherry, etc)