It is always a pleasure for paediatricians to write "Home" in the case notes of the patients. There are two meanings. With this definite sign of discharge, the first one is of course the in-patient workload will decrease and everyone, including the nurses and the doctors, will be happy if they have less to do.
The second one is of course the kids can go home without hospitalizations, and they can enjoy lives with their families. The kids can sleep one their own bed in the end. It is hoped by doctors that the kids are not often seen, because they are healthy.
However, the luck is not meant to have for everyone. Some of them are really so sick that they cannot live without hospital care. Like Xara, she had been here since I attached to the department. Her epilepsy was so problematic that if we loose our care she might have severe seizure somehow in the streets.
I know she is still optimistic. Though she could not go outside to enjoy the holiday, many friends of her have come to the ward to visit her. She was never alone.
Also does Ho jai. He still needed to stay for a long time because he needed to grow better to be operated for his throat problem. However, we knew that he will one day complete his surgery and go home. Also, his mother provided all she could to take care of Ho jai. We know he will be cured someday.
When the ward was filled with joy. I just noticed there was nothing absent. Something I never expect to see happen.
Our happy princess cried tonight.
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