Today I met with Dr. Bopp about my resource book that I have been creating this interim. After our meeting I felt a lot better about my book and now only have some minor details to complete. I am still working on my massive spreadsheet of internship sites. It is really frustrating that I can only open so many links in a span of a certain amount of time. I am someone who likes to open a bajillion links on my computer in different tabs, and then goes through them one by one. Going through all the internship listings is definitely making me practice some self control!
I also went to the hospital today and volunteered. Many of my patients from last week were not there today. This is a GREAT thing because this means that they were able to go home. However, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in the fact that I wouldn't be seeing them again (hopefully). Today was basically the same as the past few times I've gone. I was able to make it to both the PICU and hematology / oncology units today as well. I also ended up cleaning a ridiculous amount of toys. Its necessary to clean the toys so infections, bacteria and virus' don't spread from child to child. Toys and games are a huge part of child life, as child life reduces stresses of the hospital through play. Without clean toys, the child life specialists and myself can't reduce stress through play. I took sometime this evening to clean all the toys on the 6th floor, and both playrooms as well. Its hard to believe how much dirt I STILL find in a hospital!
Below are a few pictures I collected over the weekend illustrating child life. Enjoy!
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