Hospital officials told them about the RV parking spots. Two days later, the Hickmans parked their family motor home in the lot. Motor homes come and go from the area to the east of the hospital. Winter and fall are more comfortable because of the cool weather. Trees planted around the parking spots are years away from providing any shade during hot summers.
Parking spots come complete with water, telephone and electric hookups.
There also is a place to dump waste. The parking spots have given the Hickmans an economical way to be near Nicholas. Living in the lot also has given them as much of a family life as possible, given the situation. Mom, dad, Nicholas' half-sister and grandparents all stay in the motor home. They cook meals there and get more sleep than they would in a waiting room.