This little guy survived a brain abscess with very little sequelae.
Car accidents are rife. Bilateral femur fracutures set before our arrival. Our crack ortho team cleaned up wounds and made sure everything was as it should be.
My sister and I on our first night....before a few days of no sleep and first night drama.
This sign was on my bed and not my friend.
The ICU was three isolette and a resuss bed. Med-ICU worked for bigger kids.
First night. Intubated pneumonia baby.
Running to CT scan with my pneumonia baby I handbagged all night got stabilized and lost in the morning.
yeah just like home. no really. (well maybe no mosquito net)
These guys were our mascots and always underfoot.
The "mascot photos".
pulse ox, alcohol (in blue), tape, sharpie, steth on at all times except shower.
The Neurosurgeon with his pt.
You wonder why kids get scared.
Tapping CSF from a ventricular shunt. Hydrocephalous is rife.
Ritual. morning noon night. Collapsible coffee filter holder (thanks Johnn), Petes, Cremora and sugar (thanks Vanessa) and consciousness.