With the lily pads, kids could sit or stand on the board while attached to their IV and be pushed around by their families. Konkler passed away in 2015 before he could design one of the lily pads.

The Midland Woodworkers Association has created “lily pads,” wooden seats with kid-friendly designs that attach to the base of an IV pole to shuttle kids around while in the hospital.

Members of the National Honor Society at Woodsboro High School delivered some IV lily pads today. The pads are hand-painted wooden attachments for IV poles. Kids can sit on them while their ...