Kindness is often wonderful medicine!
With Love,
Russ
Joshua Wade needed an endoscopy last Friday. His favorite stuffed animal, “wolf,” meanwhile, needed stitches for a hole in his right leg. The 9-year-old asked his doctor at the Children’s Hospital Colorado, Christine Waasorp Hurtado, if his stuffed friend could get surgery too.
“His parents said, ‘No, no, no, they don’t do wolf surgeries here,'” Hurtado told The Huffington Post. “They said they’d get him fixed up at home.”
But Hurtado and Joshua’s anesthesiologist, Tom Strandness, decided to surprise little Joshua. When he woke up, his pal had a fresh set of sutures, a hospital mask, and a new bandage. His father, Kevin Wade, posted a picture of of the adorable scene to Facebook.
“I saw Joshua a few minutes after he’d woken up,” Hurtado said. “He was still pretty sleepy but he was very excited. He was full of smiles and happy with his wolf.”
Kevin Wade was clearly…
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I read this earlier today – an awesome story!
Rub it in that I’m a late riser why doncha? ;-D!
I agree. It is indeed an awesome story.
Russ
Laughing…ah, but you brought it forward to all your followers Russ, which was a wonderful thing to do!
(Smile) Thank you, Mimi.
Russ
What a lovely story… and I read it here first 🙂 even though I follow the other blog too! Some beautiful kind actions can make such a difference to a child and adults likewise!
Thank you, Ute. LOL about your “read it here first” comment!
I agree. Kindness makes a huge difference in our lives and in the world.
Russ
Russ, I read it here first! 🙂
Thank you for your humorous comment, Misifusa!
Russ
How kind of the doctors…. Diane
I agree, Diane.
Russ
Wondreful. Compassion and kindness ought to be in our lives.
I agree, and the great thing is that we can ensure that they are in our lives every day by giving kindness and compassion to others and to ourselves.