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My Little Buddie :)

Roger Ssembatya, 15, puts on a big smile from his hospital bed on Wednesday at St. Vincent Healthcare. Roger, who is from Uganda, had complex surgery on his spine to improve his ability to breathe.


One of my FAVORITE patients in a long time. Such a great little personality on this one :)

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_bedf35d5-2965-56c4-910a-6689429c77e0.html#ixzz1c2Gj6iNo

"Banging around"

The fun that arises from having to chart exact quotes :)

Mother dies to Save Infant

Ray Phillips, brother of Stacie Crimm, and his wife, Jennifer pictured
with Dottie Mae, daughter of Stacie Crimm.

Stacie Crimm, a 41-year-old single mother, received the diagnosis of terminal head and neck cancer just months after her little girl was conceived. She opted to skip chemotherapy to protect her growing fetus.

Crimm survived long enough for the baby to be delivered. But shortly after holding her daughter for the first time, the Oklahoma woman slipped into a coma and died. 

I can't think of a greater sacrifice for a mother to have to make. A special thank you to the NICU nurses who made it possible for her to hold her child before she passed. To see the full article, click the link below.

Full Article Here

Cats are the DEVIL!

     An unconscious 30-year-old man was brought to the ER by ambulance. His girlfriend had found him lying naked on the floor of his bathroom and called 911. In the ER, he was found to have a large lump on the top of his head and, strangely, several scratches on his scrotum. The doctors figured the lump was possibly caused by a fall or a knock to the head. However the source of the scratches remained a mystery until he woke up and provided the doctors with the following explanation. He said he had been cleaning his bathtub while naked, kneeling on the floor beside the tub. His cat, apparently transfixed by the rhythmic swaying of his scrotum, lunged forward, sinking its claws into this pendulous target. This caused the man to rocket upward, striking his head on the top frame of the shower door.

Baby Found in Dumpster being Eaten by Ants!

I know this isn't very humorous, but I felt the need to share this anyhow. In Florida, a baby was found in a dumpster being eaten by ants. This type of incident makes me sick! There is no reason why that person couldn't have just as easily dropped the child off at a hospital or firehouse. This would have spared the child all the pain and possible death, not to mention a bucket load of the tax payers money treating the infant now and later if any lasting damage is caused. UHG! so upsetting. Hope they find the person who did this and force them into a hot smelly metal box with lots of ants!

Happy October!!!

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