Dear Medical Professional, You will ask about his medical history, And I will repeat the story I have told 100 times or more, The details fine tuned to the essentials I know you need: He was born full term, He has a 7 year old brother who is fit and well, He is allergic to penicillin. You will ask me what happened, And I will answer: He is 6 years old. He wasn't breathing for 7 minutes. I gave him mouth to mouth. I will hand over a careful typed piece of A4 paper. It will tell you his hospital number, The things he is allergic to, A list of medications and doses. You will take it and smile. You'll tell me I make your job easier. I will stand calm, And in control. You see my demeanour, my hospital bags packed and ready, And you say, You've done this before. I'll nod and say many times. But remember this; That 6 year old is my baby. That boy with the oxygen, And the wires, And the tubes, Is my son. I watched him turn bl...
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ReplyDeleteThis weeks entry is short, yes (but very impressive considering all the stuff going on at home), but oooooooh so true. The world would be a dull place indeed if we were all the same. Love the pic of the baby :-)
morning!
ReplyDeletei think that when it comes down to it, no one is normal or would want to admit to being normal. no one thinks of themselves as being boring or lifeless or forgetable - apart from in a position of despair perhaps.
normal normality just doesn't exist full stop...
who wants to be normal anyway?
sometimes, actually i think that i do...
hope all is ok with you - hourly regime sounds like hard work - hope that you are looking after yourself
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So True. I'd hate to be normal, average, ordinary... Dull, dull DULL! Thanks for sharing :) Hope Little H is better soon. x
ReplyDeleteWell, I've found 5 minutes to check twitter and here and have a coffee - does that count as looking after yourself h0peful Mummy? Ha ha.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your comments and kind wishes. He's doing OK. The set up here is a bit like HDU at the moment but if it's keeping him out of hospital I'm happy. Though I suspect I'm not getting paid enough for the double shifts! :D He does seem to be coming out the other side now though (we hope).
And then we can resume our not-at-all-normal daily routine. Xx
Yeah - who wants to me normal anyway! Short & sweet but straight to the point - I loved it! Take care x
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