Hospital Getaway
This last week HappyJay had to have dental surgery. ~Needed some cavities filled & get caps put onto his molars, due to grinding his teeth~
Most typical kids would have gotten all of this done at the dentist office with some novacaine and laughing gas. HappyJay had to get it done in a hospital under general anesthesia (they decided to intubate him through his nose) poor kiddo! But he takes everything in stride and is just such a happy kid, always positive.
When we got to the hospital we were escorted to day surgery by a young lady doing her high school work co-op; she was friendly and talked quite a bit. When we arrived at day surgery we got switched over to our attending nurse. As the nurse walked us to our room, HappyJay -with his BB-8 suitcase- tried to pick out a room across the hall and yelled "THIS ONE!". We had to redirect him of course, and as
Now this is amazing to me in a couple different ways. Firstly, HappyJay is primarily non-verbal. Within the last year especially we have made exquisite strides; it's really outstanding actually. Anyway, sometimes he talks, more than not he doesn't. Unless he has a need or a want he really needs conveyed. So him expressing completely on his own, that having a hospital room was 'Awesome' really was, well Awesome!
Secondly Happy Jay has had so many doctor's visits, surgeries and hospital stays that he viewed this as just another simple get-away. He had no fear, even though I informed him of why he was there (he doesn't have any comprehension delays). I think one of the greatest things about him is how happy he -almost- always is.
The hospital was amazing, the nursing staff were beyond outstanding, our dentists' were fantastic also, and for all the worrying and praying I did things turned out perfectly.
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