doctors bligoni and edoh

another "owed" post

a few weeks before my vacation, "d" ward became the pediatric ward. we had two little boys side by side who both had the same procedure, one a few days after the other. although they were a couple of years apart in age, they were similar in stature. and they both had beautiful smiles (no photos of them, sorry). so, one day to keep bligoni still during ward devotionals, i handed him my stethoscope. he was so excited and kept trying to hear everything (heart, knees, arms) but edoh was very jealous of this attention. so i grabbed a free stethoscope for him. one of the other nurses came over after devos were complete and said, "doctor, i need your help" and they were thrilled that they were now doctors. so, we made them fake ID badges, put one glove on each of them, hung the stethescopes round their necks like real doctors and they carried their catheters in the other hand and went round examining the other patients and nurses. it was so cute to see. and days like that make the sad days a bit easier to bear.

i am including a picture of one of my favorite kiddoes this year, julienne. he came in with a tumor that had made his face look as if it had melted and although his face isn't perfect now, it is better after the tumor was removed. he was such a snuggle bug while he was here.