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CHILDHOOD ILLNESS IS INEVITABLE

Know what to do when your child is sick.

Practical, real-world answers from a paediatric nurse, right when you need it.

✓ Newborns to school age

✓ Instant access

✓ Cancel anytime

✓ $7.99/month (inc GST)

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The Sick hAPPens app home screen on a phone, surrounded by common parent questions like Is this normal? and Should we go to Emergency?

Nurse-designed

Masters-qualified, 15+ years across emergency, NICU, research & telehealth

Everyday illness

How to handle the sick days that first aid doesn’t cover

200,000+

Families in the Sick Happens community (and counting)

Evidence-based

No fear-mongering, no guesswork, no woo-woo

All the usual suspects, covered inside the app.

Covers fevers, rashes, RSV, gastro, coughs, ear infections, bronchiolitis, hand, foot and mouth, and snotty noses.

INSIDE THE APP

Handle any sick day in three simple steps.

1
ASSESS
What can I see?
A structured way to assess your sick child so you know what's normal, what's not and what matters most.
2
CARE
What do I do?
The nitty-gritty skills to care for your sick child at home, from hydration and fevers to medicines and prepping for the doctor.
3
ESCALATE
When do I get help?
A clear pathway for deciding when to book in with your doctor, head to Emergency, or call an ambulance.
WHAT'S INSIDE

Fact sheets, checklists, video lessons and illness trackers, all in one app you can open at any time of day or night.

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Inside the app: an illness fact sheet showing what to look for Inside the app: a deep dive video lesson on caring for your sick child at home Inside the app: when to see your doctor, go to Emergency or call 000
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING 

From panic to peace of mind. 

★★★★★

“I got the app at 3am thanks to a kiddo with a fever. Love that 3am peace of mind knowing I've got Penny in my pocket!”

APP USER

★★★★★

“I've been a paediatric GP for 15 years, working with anxious parents through their children's illnesses, and I cannot fault or improve on a single word of the advice you so generously share.”

PAEDIATRIC GP

★★★★★

“Once I had the info, I felt much more in control. It stopped me running to ED on Friday night out of pure fear.”

PARENT

★★★★★

“I'm a paeds nurse, but I still love the reassurance when I'm second-guessing myself at 3am, sleep deprived and living rural. I will be telling my patients about this resource.”

PAEDIATRIC NURSE AND APP USER
Penny Blunden, paediatric nurse, in scrubs with a stethoscope
MEET PENNY

Paediatric nurse.

Mum of two.

Experienced on both sides.

15+ years nursing sick children across Paediatric Emergency, NICU, general paediatrics, food allergy research and HealthDirect. Plus more vomit, chunky coughs, fevers and sleepless nights with my own boys than I can count.

I’ve helped so many overwhelmed and terrified parents who bounce between “Is this normal?”, “What if this is serious?” and “Could I have managed this at home?”

They all want to do what's best for their sick child, but no one taught them how. Until now.

I've bundled up my nurse brain into Sick Happens so you know what to look for and what to do next when your child is sick. When the next sick day comes knocking, you'll know where to start.

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It's not if your child gets sick, it's when.

Stop winging it. Learn with Sick Happens and feel prepared, not scared, next time they’re unwell.

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The Sick Happens app, with three messages: I know what to look for, I know what to do, I know when to get help
FOR PROFESSIONALS

Trusted by families. Built for the people who support them.

Most people in this space come from one direction. They're clinicians who know the medicine, educators who know the content, or marketers who know the audience. I bring all three together, so the education I build is clinically sound, easy to understand and actually used in real life.

WHAT I BRING

  • Clinical foundation: Masters-qualified paediatric nurse, 15+ years across ED, telehealth and research.
  • Knowledge translation: turning medical concepts into information people actually act on.
  • Product builder: an app, online courses, PD programs and masterclasses, all built from scratch.
  • Real-world reach: 200,000+ families, with no paid amplification.

HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

  • Educator training: illness management PD for early childhood services, teams and individual educators.
  • Education consulting: helping health businesses design and build their education, from strategy and content to the products that deliver it.

For educators

Illness management PD for early childhood services, teams and individual educators.

EXPLORE TRAINING

For organisations

Education consulting: helping health businesses design and build their education, from strategy and content to the products that deliver it.

PARTNER WITH PENNY

FOR PROFESSIONALS

Nurse. Educator. Translator. Product builder.

Most people in the health or parenting space come from one direction: clinicians who know the medicine, educators who know the content, or marketers who know behaviours.

Very few bring all three.That's where I work: building education that's clinically sound, easy to understand and simple to put into practice.

Currently Clinical Education Advisor to PainChek Infant

Clinical foundation

MASTERS-QUALIFIED PAEDIATRIC NURSE

15+ years of experience across ED, telehealth, research and more.

Real-world impact

200K+ FAMILIES

A huge community grown organically, built on trust and the practical information parents actually want and need.

Communicator + educator

KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION

Turning medical concepts into information people actually act on when it matters.

Product builder

HANDS-ON DIGITAL PRODUCT EXPERIENCE

I've designed, built and launched an app, online courses and PD training, all in-house.

For educators

Illness management PD for early childhood services, teams and individual educators.

EXPLORE TRAINING

For organisations

Education consulting: helping health businesses design and build their education, from strategy and content to the products that deliver it.

PARTNER WITH PENNY
EXPLORE

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