Today has been a very hard day. So we got to the hotel late last night and pretty much went to bed right away. We woke up this morning, ordered room service, got ready for the day and over to the hospital. You would of thought we were royality or something by the greeting they gave us. A bunch of doctors met us in the lobby, we got a tour and then settled into a room. They grew a ton of blood and checked her out. We went over everything that could be wrong, what they would test for first and what not. They majorly hooked us up in the hospital room. We had a PS3, large flat screen tv, a mini fridge stocked with drinks and snack, dvd player (they have a movie rental area for the kids), tons of board games, and a doll house. It was like hanging out at the toy store all day! I also went on a more detailed tour then everyone else and was able to ask questions and what not.
Two things really touched my heart today and has made me want to get back into volunteering. 1- We went by the preemie area and it just about broke my heart. I've toured it before but this was the first time as a parent. 2- This has given me an idea for what type of volunteer work i'd like to do. I was on the tour and passing a room. Normally I don't look in rooms, anyone who has stayed over in a hospital and made to leave the door open will understand. Anyway I noticed a young boy sitting in the door way for a room (which is what caught my eye and got me to look in the room), playing with a toy car. I saw what I assume was his sibbling sitting up in a bed and his parents, a doctor and nurse all basically in a circle around the bed talking. While I left horrible for the sick child, I felt just as bad for the little boy playing with the car. I was able to relate to him.
So what I'd like to do is start a sibbling program or something for the sibblings of the sick kids. The Doctor I was speaking with loves my idea and we're going to try and figure something out. It would be amazing to have a program that I thought of come to life.
So far so good on kiddos tests. No real answers as of now, but very few results came back today. I have so much more to write, but im tired.
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