During my crazy 'baby shift' I had a lot of fun with my little shadow Kossi. He follows me pretty much everywhere, and becomes cheekier every moment! His legs are healing well in casts since his bilateral osteotomy surgery. Whilst I was very busy I really hate to ignore the little ones that want to interact! So, it was another play-doh moment...of which there are many.
I set Kossi up with a borad and some fluorescent play-doh. Unbeknowns to me, one of my older female patients was watching very carefully what he was doing as I started him off and made an armchair! I soon spotted her craning her neck to see, and offered her some - she declined, but I knew secretely she was dying for a turn. So a few minutes later I discreetly snuck into her hands a pot of pale blue doh, whispering 'go on, give it a go!' A shy smile swept across her face, she winced just a little as the wound to her neck where a massive goiter had been removed pulled a little. Soon she had a full on kitchen creation made of soft play-doh. A cooking pot, a fire, a pan...you name it, it was there. Before long, I had a group of 6 people kids and adults all creating and laughing and making adjustments to their creations.
Times like these are such a good conversation starter. I love those moments when I can just share even split seconds as I whizz by in the middle of another job, taking time to appreciate their creations!
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