We were transferred to Shriner's Monday. It was a crazy, busy day. Once we arrived, I had some paperwork to do and Ben was examined regularly to ensure that he was doing well because he had just gotten off anesthesia. So far, so good. Ben has 5 screws (posts/pins) installed into his head holding his [...]
This afternoon I was the only one at school because Amber had her surgery today and the other boy only goes in school in the mornings. Sometimes we have new students, but the new students this week just had surgery too, so I was the only one there. My other friends are too young to [...]
School in the hospital has three major benefits: it gives the patients a regular routine which helps to pass the days; it helps distract from the aches and pains of everyday hospital life, and it provides a critical and necessary opportunity to help the students keep up with their studies back home. It also pulls [...]