Making the Day a Little Brighter for Sufferers and Employees

I had so many good visits on the huge hospital this week. We began off within the Most cancers Middle. Although the one particular person within the infusion room didn’t need to see me (“I’m good!” he instructed the nurse via the curtain), I noticed a number of individuals within the ready room. One was a man with a cane who petted me for a really very long time.

Subsequent up was pediatrics, and we noticed a safety guard after we walked in. This often means there’s some kind of subject with a child of their care. And that child occurred to be the primary one we noticed as a result of she was dying to see me! She and her nurse have been in one of many rooms that had home windows, and each of them received actually excited after they noticed me are available. The woman was in all probability between 12 and 14, and he or she adored me. I liked hanging out along with her, and I gave her excessive fives. The nurse liked me too, and he or she was pleased and grateful we have been there.

(In case you’re questioning, we don’t know what the story was behind the woman. My human figures we’re simply there to be useful and all the things else is none of our enterprise. So she by no means asks for particulars.)

The subsequent child we noticed was a 5 yr previous boy on the opposite facet of the wing. His nurse instructed me that he needed to see a kitty, and that he wasn’t that enthusiastic concerning the canines who visited over the weekend. Generally even the younger ones identical to kitties extra and people are completely my individuals. He actually loved seeing me, and so did his mom. She FaceTimed with some relations and confirmed me visiting along with her child.

The opposite baby we noticed there was a younger woman whose face was very swollen on one facet. She was preparing for surgical procedure, and each her dad and mom have been there. I frolicked with the woman on the mattress whereas my human chatted with the daddy. The mom stood by the mattress wanting anxious. My human assumed it was due to the woman’s surgical procedure, nevertheless it turned out to be me! The daddy instructed us that canines and cats made the mom anxious. So regardless that a number of of their 4 youngsters had requested for a canine or cat up to now, they’ve needed to say no. I’m glad the mom was affected person sufficient to permit me to spend time along with her daughter as a result of she actually did take pleasure in me.

Some residents have been popping out of their workroom after we have been heading for the elevator, so we stopped and frolicked with them for a couple of minutes earlier than going over to Labor and Supply. As is commonly the case, there weren’t any sufferers accessible for visits, however the nurses have been so pleased to see me! They at all times make me really feel like a celeb once I present up. They take images and make such a fuss over me. And I really like being made a fuss over.

Perhaps this doesn’t sound like that a lot of a standout day, nevertheless it was actually fairly particular.

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