Zippaport shirts are designed to make port access simpler. With a zipper that opens the shirt in just the right place, they help make children's cancer treatments easier.
Zippaport shirts are designed to make port access simpler. With a zipper that opens the shirt in just the right place, they help make children's cancer treatments easier.
Make port access easier
But what’s a port and why is this important? Kids that are diagnosed with cancer often have a port-a-cath inserted under their skin, usually in the chest area. The port is accessed with a needle and IV, and chemo is given this way.
For better treatment days
The area surrounding the port must be sterile, so if a child is wearing a regular shirt, they generally need to remove it for the port to be accessed. If a child is wearing a Zippaport shirt, they simply need to unzip the zipper for the port to be accessed.
How you can help
Our vision is to distribute these shirts to any brave kid who requires port access.
Help us make cancer treatments easier for kids. We’re looking for shirt donations, monetary donations and sewing volunteers.
Look What We’ve Accomplished!
“Used our shirt today worked perfect thanks again so much !!! Lots of compliments on it as well all the nurses thought it was an amazing idea.”
“We have used the new shirt twice now. He sat by himself with no tears both times! Thank you for making this process easier for him and all the other kids going through this.”