I have just finished the most lovely shift. I have to say it started pretty manically with all my patients coming and going to the operating room at the same time, and all needing things at the same time. It was a little hairy for a while.
However, there are some little sparkles that made the shift especially lovely, and they were all the new kids with club feet coming for surgery tomorrow. We have a 2 1/2 year old little girl and 2 boys aged 6 and 9. They are so much fun! They are just so bright. the little girl is actually having bilateral club feet correction, the boys just one. She was scooting around like I've never seen a child before, she was so dainty despite her little turned in feet. The boys have been playing football, and when I got the lego bricks out, you should have seen their eyes light up! One of the little boys has the most distinctive ears, he is such a beautiful looking boy. They all played so well together. I am just so amazed at how they get about so well. None of them seem phased by it.
My other 'club feet delight' was one of my post operative patients. he is 4 months old and came back to the ward fast asleep. He is the chubbiest little one we have had in a long time and my word his mum is clearly so proud of her little chap! He got a little grizzly earlier, and his mum became quite distressed, but after a few cuddles (and a bit of winding by me...anything for a cuddle!) he settled down and went back to sleep.
It is so awesome to think that just a few days in hospital and a few weeks in casts that these kids will have a new lease of life. Heres just hoping and praying these little sparkeles will be quite as bright and happy after their surgery with big clumpy casts on...
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