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  • PICU – Drains out
    Saturdays in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit felt different from weekdays. The doctors and nurses seemed more relaxed. The place felt quieter. Like going shopping on a Sunday, it’s still busy but not as much as the rest of the week. I liked the more relaxed vibe. I chatted to our nurse for the day and found out a little about her. Every day is a new nurse and it was always nice to get to know them a little bit.
  • PICU – Day two -Holding Hands.
    I am sure that nurses are trained to do this. Every nurse I met had a way to take my mind off things or supported me when I most needed it. I am sure that they were looking after me just as much as Zach. Those conversations about normal things kept my mind from drifting away into dark places.
  • PICU – Frog legs
    We walked towards the bed. I hardly recognised Zach as he lay there with tubes coming out from everywhere. His whole body was puffed up and his legs lay wide and bent at an angle like little frogs’ legs. I pulled on Emmanuel’s arm. “Is that the right bed? Is that him?”