Thursday, April 29, 2010
Hospital
After spending time in a hospital, I found myself in the children's ward. They tell you that you're not allowed to look sad here, because the kids have so much to deal with they don't need to see sad faces too. How can you not be sad? These kids don't understand what's happening to them. You'd never know that they were sick, aside from some burns, the loss of hair, and dark circles under their eyes, they smile most of the time. In fact, if it weren't for the physical signs these children would seem normal. And even though I didn't get the chance to know these children, I still feel lucky for having spent any time with them at all.
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I hear you girl. I volunteered at children's hospital and I can relate to this.. very much so!
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ReplyDeleteYour post just made me think of this song. It's a little bit unsettling though, so you might not want to listen to it. The vocalist has Crohn's disease and wrote this song about the ordeal. This is one of the few songs that's actually sincere enough to get me worked up emotionally in any way.