A night I would rather not go through again - but have too...

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Originally Posted by BBC

Well done. It will become an event that will never be forgotten but, from which life will continue and you'll be able to reflect on in time to come. Much praise to the professionals in the medical system. We are lucky to be of a country where access is so readily available; may it always be so.

Consider also, what could have been. As I said above, it was an event. What about the life-changing, life-long events that people have come into their lives...the accidents, the illnesses, the mental illnesses and disorders.

I am so about the experience you had to go through but, I am so glad your child was able to be treated and, will recover with no long term effect.

My son was born with autism. He is now 18 and he has been, and continues to be, loved every day of his life We have learned to cope and accommodate and, we will spend our lives having to continually adjust. It is our lot in life.

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Umm,Ghana,been there many years ago,in the Kumasi area,very interesting:)

Basil,glad every thing worked out ok,you realise how precious kids are when these things happen.


My eldest has Leukemia,so as you guys who have been through similar things know,times can be very,very testing....

He is 24 now & going well,lucky enough to live an almost normal life at the moment,but still has to have a bone marrow test every year with NO anesthetic,just some sort of laughing gas stuff that doesnt help much.
His mother still cant bear to watch it done,as it is VERY painfull:(

And i cant either,the screams are enough for me:(

Mate thats pretty full on, just goes to show how little things can turn big and to never just brush them off. Hope she recovers quickly, kids are pretty tough little critters, tougher than us in some cases i reckon.

not good hope she comes through shinning

our 6month old just had a kidney out and its so scarey sitting in the hallway knowing on the other side of that wall someone is cutting your baby and taking an organ out we put there lives in the doctors hands now that is trust in someone

Thank goodness it turned out ok. My oldest is 23, youngest 21, a 2 year old grand daughter, and an 11 year old step daughter, and I stress over all of them when every there is a problem - they dont see the stress but it is there none the less.

i dare say they have grand parents that are doing the same about us and them as well.

Part of being a parent I suspect.

Basil,

Good outcome, great to hear she is on the mend.

We do live in a lucky country, for some poor kid in another part of the world the outcome could have bee so different.

That's a great outcome for all involved mate. There is no doubt that events like that in our lives make the family unit stronger. She's a tough kid. I often think kids are a lot tougher than we grown ups give them credit for.

The packing of the wound isn't fun, but if it isn't done, the outside heals quicker than the inside and you are left with a sinus....nasty.

geez mate I had a similar one about 3 weeks back - a friend managed to accidentally drop our oldest son from a height of about 1.5 metres smack onto his noggin on a tile floor - the tiles were fine :), but you could see his skull through the hole in his forehead about the size of a 20 cent piece 20 seconds after the event :( not nice - I know how you feel...

I know exactly what you have gone through, i have a 4 year old daughter who has had Typhoid Fever twice in the last 5 months.
She and her mother live in Indonesia and both times caused by dirty water. The people who live near the schools make flavored ice to sell to the kids and don't boil the water. How can you explain to a little kid that something like flavored ice could kill them.
At the moment i am looking for work and could not be with them, talk about stress. In Indonesia you do not leave the hospital till the bill is payed the longer it takes to find the money the more it costs. The average wage is $2 a day and the average cost for treatment of my daughter has been $1000, i think Australia really is a good country to live in when you see the other side of how people live.
I hope your daughter gets well soon.

Mocky

Thanks to everyone for their best wishes. A forum like this makes you realise that you are not alone.

I have learnt a few lessons over the past few days:

You realise how precious kids are when these things happen

We were lucky. Only 1 night in hospital, and we got to bring her home. What was sad was that the wards were full of sick kids. There were even some that had been there long enough to decorate their beds & the doors. Makes you think...

Our health system may not be perfect - but it is a damn sight better that a lot of others.

It is ok to cry - even for tough guys like me...;)

Nurses are underpaid & over worked. The care & compassion they show for each & every child there, as well as supporting & explaining things to the parents, is top notch.

When it comes to kids, don't be over complacient. Such a small sore turned into something much bigger. It could have been much worse, but thankfully, it wasn't.

Doctors don't know everything, but they usually do know best. Never be afraid to get a second or third opinion. If the doc is confident in himself, then he wont have a problem with this, and many actually encourage it.

And lastly - you realise how precious kids are when these things happen:)

basil,

mate very glad to hear your "litle ray of sunshine" is OK!
you and the 'bosses' alertness averted what could have been so much worse...

I had to bring down my (now 6 8/12ths---yes I know that converts to 2/3 but is left that way for a reason!)) then 4 year son down and get tests for legionairres!! that was bad enough and as you have said, everyone at the WCH is fantastic!... they couldnt seem to do enough to help.

I also am involved with a group of workmates and we visit the WCH wards regularly...with 'bluey" and with bits and pieces to try and relieve some of the boredom there esp in the long stay areas!....Ive only gone on a few of these due to my location out of town but both were brilliant, as good for us as for the kids!...

--- also thanks for the posting on an awareness side... people may be more alert from now on-- if something happens it may twig a memory of your post and help someone else..---

well done, and may I suggest you buy a "rolling" plastic tub & lid, fill it with bits and pieces, dolls, clothes, drawing/colouring books, easy crafts, reading books etc --we have done that with friends kids and its up to them how they use it...include -stickers, trinkets etc (some stuff they can share with other kids) but usually they will keep themselves amused with the stuff....

could be a surprise thing, or could be organised with your daughter helping to get what she would like....and put in some surprises...


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