This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating the quiet power of being present—and prepared. When his son faced a blood draw, this dad brought compassion and more. He brought genuine relief, using our Prepare patch to gently numb the skin and ease the fear. With calm encouragement and a steady hand to hold, he turned a stressful moment into one of connection and care:
"I just used Thimble for my six-year-old who needed a blood draw. The package arrived just minutes before I was about to pick him up from school to take him to the lab. I knew that I had wanted to try Thimble, but I was surprised by the wave of relief I experienced as I picked it up from my stoop.
"I knew that the tangible device I held would provide him with intuitive reassurance that a cream or chewable tablet never could. On prior trips to the lab, I did not have the words or tools to help him leave school without crying, get in the car without negotiating, walk into the lab without resisting, sit in the phlebotomy chair without screaming...
"But I knew that even a toddler could understand how a numbing patch on his skin would work, allowing him to more confidently face the phlebotomist, changing both his expectation and perception of pain. The visit was smooth, fast, and painless.
"Because he wasn’t crying and screaming this time, he actually watched the draw and asked questions about the mechanism—how the blood was sucked into the tubes—what a change from every prior needle experience!! Neither he nor I dread these visits anymore."
—Dr. Adam L., Dermatologist and Dad