children's hospital day
21 May 2009 09:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mayoraaseiWe went to Westmead again today for our quarterly paediatrics day. At least it's better organised than last time and we got around to seeing relevant patients.
One was a beautiful little 15-month-old who was fascinated by his giant Nemo balloon and ignored us half the time, until we wanted him to stand on his feet at which he screeched and didn't stop crying. The poor boy has had mild cerebral palsy from birth (so he is still unable to walk unsupported) and has now been diagnosed with type I diabetes. His arms and legs are covered with bandages - probably puncture marks from the blood sugar testing they've done. He's lost so much weight that you could see his ribs and scapula.
The other was a 3-month-old who had bronchiolitis and had oxygen prongs stuck up her nose, which she would displace and then screamed when the doctor pushed it back in =( But afterwards she would lay there and twitch happily until she got herself into a comfortable position, then looked at us one by one and gurgled. I didn't know 3-month-olds could see people clearly, but she was looking at each of us in the eye so =/
After she gurgled at me, our paediatrician tried to interest me in paediatrics with, "She gurgled at you! A gurgle is very special in paediatrics! Are you interested in this field?"
At which I went =0=||||||||| and said in my mind, "Nooooooooo."
I...still do not like children =__= Even if they gurgle at me. Or grin at me crazily like that other 3-month-old last week.
One was a beautiful little 15-month-old who was fascinated by his giant Nemo balloon and ignored us half the time, until we wanted him to stand on his feet at which he screeched and didn't stop crying. The poor boy has had mild cerebral palsy from birth (so he is still unable to walk unsupported) and has now been diagnosed with type I diabetes. His arms and legs are covered with bandages - probably puncture marks from the blood sugar testing they've done. He's lost so much weight that you could see his ribs and scapula.
The other was a 3-month-old who had bronchiolitis and had oxygen prongs stuck up her nose, which she would displace and then screamed when the doctor pushed it back in =( But afterwards she would lay there and twitch happily until she got herself into a comfortable position, then looked at us one by one and gurgled. I didn't know 3-month-olds could see people clearly, but she was looking at each of us in the eye so =/
After she gurgled at me, our paediatrician tried to interest me in paediatrics with, "She gurgled at you! A gurgle is very special in paediatrics! Are you interested in this field?"
At which I went =0=||||||||| and said in my mind, "Nooooooooo."
I...still do not like children =__= Even if they gurgle at me. Or grin at me crazily like that other 3-month-old last week.
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Date: 2009-05-24 12:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-24 02:01 am (UTC)FENGLET~! I'm living under a rock right now.. hello! :D
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Date: 2009-05-28 02:45 pm (UTC)That's what I thought about small children too =__= But maybe in hospitals they spend more time screaming at you =/
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Date: 2009-05-29 03:41 am (UTC)*waves back* :)