Friends, I love my job... but sometimes it gets hard to work in Peds hem/onc.
It gets really, really hard.
The fantastic thing is...you fall in love with kids, with families. They become a part of your family and you become a part of theirs. You see when kids take their first steps in the hospital and when they start talking. Playing games with them is a must- Candyland, Twister, and Barrel of Monkeys are a few favorites. You do anything to make them smile... whether it's singing "Yo Gabba Gabba" or "Drop it like it's hot." And when you get a kid to smile or laugh? Oh man, there is nothing better. It warms your heart so quickly that it's ridiculous.
But sometimes it gets difficult.
The poor prognosis's,
the tears that can't seem to stop,
when the kids are too tired to smile or play,
when the parents cannot find any shred of hope.
And especially when all we can do is watch and pray and make them as comfortable and as happy as we can.
That, my friends, is when my job sucks.
