As part of the The 3 Wishes Project , we provide families with twinkly lights and encourage them to put up pictures. The hospital is a sterile place and sometimes, making it just a little bit warmer can make a difference for final memories.

The family told me the dying patient loved the beach. Without asking, I used the patient's EKG to make these "heartbeats in a bottle" for the patient's husband & daughter. They loved them so much. Small acts of kindness can go a long way. The 3 Wishes Project

Ahhh, our The 3 Wishes Project story about a patient receiving message from Sylvester Stallon made it the UCLA Mednet home page! mednet.uclahealth.org/u-news/the-3-w…

The Spanish-speaking family had a 5yo dtr who was sadly dying. When she was well, Gigi would listen to the youtube song "Little Snowflake" repeatedly. In her death, our music therapist created this heartbeat song, sang in Spanish. We sent it to mom in a teddy bear. I am a puddle.

I love our The 3 Wishes Project Olive View UCLA research coordinator so much—she works as our research coordinator and volunteers her time to do fingerprints paintings for our The 3 Wishes Project families. Here is her beautiful work; family requested lilacs

Our newest UW PulmCritCareSleep fellows have officially started! 🥳 UW Department of Medicine ATS Early Career APCCMPD

Someone just emailed me about starting and studying the The 3 Wishes Project in #Australia! How cool is that?!

An #ICU nurse sent me this picture the of keepsakes she made for a grieving family. I can see how much care she put into creating these items that I know the family will always hold dearly. The 3 Wishes Project

Mom wanted a recording of her little girl's heartbeat to keep after she died. The girl had loved orcas. I never thought I'd say this, but hooray for Walmart! They have these orca plushes with a pouch for a sound box! I hope mom loves it. The 3 Wishes Project

The patient knew and accepted that his prognosis was terminal, but was, rightfully, depressed. Our nurse told the family it was ok to get him the beer that he wanted as part of The 3 Wishes Project. She told me "the patient had the biggest smile on his face afterwards"

So, the date of The 3 Wishes Project roll out at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is today, August 1, 2024. I am thrilled to report that the first patient to receive 3WP at their hospital was at 2AM this morning!!! #KindnessIsSpreading

Another beautiful fingerprint painting done by one of our volunteers for a family who lost a loved one. The patient loved flowers. The 3 Wishes Project #MedTwitter #KindnessMatters #KindnessHeals

A lot of #HCWs have asked me for advice regarding starting the The 3 Wishes Project at their institution. A few years ago, we created an online Toolkit to do just that! You have to request access but it's completely free! #spreadkindness. 3wishes.healthsciences.ucla.edu

I've received a couple of emails from families inquiring about The 3 Wishes Project at hospitals that don't have it. It breaks my heart. I don't have the capacity to lead it everywhere. #HCWs, please consider starting it where you work! Here's a how-to toolkit 3wishes.healthsciences.ucla.edu

A #nurse texted me the image of the handmold she made for a family member & their dying loved one. The love is palpable. The 3 Wishes Project As we go about our weekend, let's remember to cherish every moment & love one another.

Just got an email that someone is trying to start the The 3 Wishes Project in Australia! How cool is that...#kindness is spreading.

The patient was a sailor and our volunteer artist made this beautiful fingerprint painting for his wife. May she always remember him sailing across the ocean. The 3 Wishes Project

Our The 3 Wishes Project project manager reached out to a family to make sure they received a fingerprint painting. The sister texted this back. #Kiindness matters.

Beautiful and simple acts are growing compassionate care at the end of life UW Medicine. uwmedicine.org/patient-resour…

Thank you The Bear Factory for helping us create stuffed animals with our patient's heartbeats for our 3 Wishes Project UW Medicine! You help us grow compassionate care at the end of life. uwmedicine.org/patient-resour…