Posts Tagged With: hospital
An Accident Can Happen At Any Time…A Mother’s Reflection
I am not sure where this came from or why it came, but as I was sitting down to write, I had an overwhelming feeling of fear and helplessness. I guess I am still not over Derek’s accident. I may not ever be. I know everything turned out to be relatively alright in the end, [...]
The Cast is Off!
I trekked all four kids to the hospital again today. It was like every other time. We got there late, we sat in the waiting room for a short time, and then we went into the casting room. The nurse came in, removed the cast with the loud machine (Derek didn’t cry at all this [...]
Derek is Improving, But Slowly
After dodging trains, red lights, and traffic, Derek and I eventually made it to the hospital for what we hoped would be his last appointment for the next 5 weeks since he seems to be improving. After we got there, we got right in. The nurse took the cast off using the loud cutting machine, [...]
Surprise visit to the ER
So we waited in the ER waiting room net to a little girl that met have been sick, because she was screaming, and screaming, and screaming. It was finally her turn – I mean OUR turn. We go in and they still have no clue why we are there. I explain it again, so they [...]
Trauma Part 3: A Chaotic Week
So now it is Monday. Again we woke up to a parade of doctors and nurses checking on his progress. It is hard to get used to waking up to so many strangers looking down at you first thing in the morning, but you get used to it after a while. I was supposed to [...]
Trauma Part 2: Surgery
Because I saw the wound on Derek’s foot, I was sure he was going to lose it. I was terrified, so I wanted to get to a hospital as fast as I could to save whatever was possible. I chose to take him to Shawnee Mission Medical Center right down the road. Once he got looked at [...]
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