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My Special Aflac Duck · About this organization

What you get

A free interactive duck for medical play and comfort, with feeling cards, sound accessories, and an optional app.

How to start

Fill in the duck request form with your contact details, your child's diagnosis, and shipping information.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Children age 3 and older with cancer or a blood disorder can receive a free interactive robotic comfort companion for medical play, emotional communication, distraction, and coping. Families may submit the current public request form without Aflac insurance, and hospitals or community nonprofits may also distribute ducks.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Peer And Emotional Support

My Special Aflac Duck — peer and emotional support

Interactive duck, tote and accessory backpack, seven feeling cards, Soundscapes accessory, medical-play accessories, optional free app, and replacement-accessory support.

Amount not published

Practical Items And Home Help

My Special Aflac Duck — practical items and home help

Interactive duck, tote and accessory backpack, seven feeling cards, Soundscapes accessory, medical-play accessories, optional free app, and replacement-accessory support.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A U.S. child age 3 or older with B-ALL falls within the published childhood-cancer eligibility.

Age

Age 3 to no published upper limit, measured at application.

  • The official FAQ publishes a minimum age of 3 but no upper age limit.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: The direct family form's required state selector lists all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; its country field is fixed to United States..

  • Direct-family requests require a shipping address in one of the form's listed U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico; a separate residence rule is not published.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian

  1. Select My Special Aflac Duck for Cancer.
  2. Enter requester contact information, child name, age and diagnosis, and a supported U.S. shipping address.
  3. Continue to the Schedule Call stage and follow its on-screen instructions to finish the request.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 27, 2026
  • The public family request form was live and accepted progression to its Shipping Information stage on 2026-08-27.
  • No deadline, capacity rule, response time, or fulfillment estimate is published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Children younger than age 3 are outside the published eligibility.
  • No upper age limit, fulfillment time, inventory limit, or response timeline is published.
  • The direct-family form currently requires a United States shipping address.
  • Is inventory capacity limited or are requests prioritized?
  • Is the form's final scheduling stage mandatory and what occurs during it?
  • What are the usual review and shipment times?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program