A tool to connect with patients
My Special Aflac Duck® is specifically designed to help medical professionals and other members of the patient support team in providing care to children with cancer. Ducks are available at no cost to hospitals and families for children ages three and up.
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CLS Care Kit
Hospitals can learn more about how to use My Special Aflac Duck with patients through a toolkit designed specifically for Child Life Specialists and other medical professionals.
Download the Digital Care Kit
Medical Play
Patients can use the included Medical Play Accessories to take care of their ducks and prepare for procedures in the hospital!
MRI Carry Case
With the included MRI Carry Case, you can simulate MRIs and CT scans for patients.
Facilitation Cards
Use the Facilitation Cards to find the best practices to help children calm down, communicate feelings and more! We developed these tools in collaboration with more than 36 CLS.
Designed for medical professionals with medical professionals
We teamed up with more than 36 Child Life Specialists to design the CLS Care Kit - leveraging best practices created by Child Life Programs across the country for how to use My Special Aflac Duck with patients.
Child Life Grants
The Aflac Childhood Cancer Foundation will award 10 grants of $1,000 each this September to Child Life programs across the country that support children with cancer and blood disorders such as sickle cell and/or their siblings. Applications for 2023 Child Life Grants will be accepted through July 31, 2023. For more information, contact Mandy Flynn at sflynn@aflac.com.
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