Thursday, 27 June 2013

Angelic Smile in the Hospitals



An image of a kid flashing a smile can brighten the day. It’s an angelic face that exudes joy and innocence. An aura of lightheartedness fills the room with one beautiful smile.

It’s quite uncomfortable to witness a sick child lying helpless in hospital bed. News about 2 separate cases of kids suffering from illness is on the headlines recently. The first one is 3-week old baby with brain aneurysm. Medical practitioners tried to save the little darling by applying super glue in her brain. According to the doctor, it’s better than letting the baby undergo a complicated surgical operation which is too risky for her age. Parents of the new born baby were glad to see improvements after that intervention.  The little one sleeps peacefully unmindful of the dangerous situation she is facing. Mom and dad watch their angel sleeping with gadgets on her head. If only they can take away the pain and carry the burden she is suffering. She endures the pain and will recover soon. The use of super glue seems to be a daunting task for the medical practitioners. Doctors and other healthcare professionals sometimes commits mistakes that harms innocent victims which result to the increasing number of medical negligence claims in the UK.

Another case is about a 10-year girl suffering from a chronic lung disease called cystic fibrosis. She just had a lung transplant from an adult donor. Her parents successfully won the legal battle of allowing their dying daughter to be prioritized in the adult transplant list. A lung transplant policy for children below 12 years prevents the girl from getting a donor. Thankfully, the request was granted and the kid is recuperating after the surgical operation. It was a challenging experience for the couple and the kid. The girl’s snapshot shows her face beaming with a sweet smile. It’s admirable for this little one to smile amidst the chaos. That smile is a manifestation of joy in her heart which gives hope to her mom and dad. A sweet smile after the storm in her life brightens the day of people around her. Even the netizens are rejoicing as she recovers from the surgery.