Sacred Heart Hospital Pediatrics ER

        Well, I had to take a trip to Sacred Heart Hospital Pediatrics ER a hospital specifically for children. My son woke up early yesterday morning throwing up not feeling well. He was up and down all night throwing up he also was really hot to the touch. My son complained his tummy hurts and his head hurts he had a headache. We waited patiently in the waiting room of the ER for an hour after we checked in and were finally seen by the triage or ER Nurse. We still had to go back out in the waiting room to be called in the back to be placed in a patient's room in the ER department. 

        My son poor baby he was so dehydrated that they had to do IV they do the children IV differently. It's like a straw. My son needed to have fluids they gave him through his IV. The doctors and nurses were all very kind, gentle, caring and understanding. The doctors and nurses gave Childrens Mortin by mouth and steroid medicine through his IV. They also were monitoring his blood pressure, pulse and heart rate instead of a blood pressure cuff they had what looked like a band aid wrapped around his thumb. They had the respiratory specialist come in give him a breathing treatment basically inhaler.

        I was so worried and scared about my baby boy that he may have COVID 19 possibly. I have never been so scared. I can feel my anxiety rising I had to remain calm and be strong for my son. I wanted to cry as I watched my baby boy, my child, my son be in pain not his normal happy self he was so tried and sleepy. I am so thankful for the life coach Sacred Heart his job was to make sure my son understood what was going to happen what the doctors had ordered what the nurses' jobs was sop that he could start feeling better. 

        The Xray techs were even so understanding when they took the x-rays they needed of his tummy and chest. My son did everything the Xray techs asked him to do. This was whole new experience for both myself and my son. The life coach even came back in helped keep him distracted and talked my son through the process of the IV what they call a straw that's what they use for children because their veins are so small and little. I wanted to cry I just comforted my son and talked to him to keep thinking about other things. He was very calm and brave he cried once then he was fine. I never knew that they had such a thing called a life coach to help explain the process of different procedures to help with children understanding things that's going to happen or been done to them. 

        I believe all hospitals should have life coaches for children and other people or individuals that need them. Life coaches is great for hospitals to have for patients that need the help the patients through the different procedures and processes. This helps the patients to be calm and prepared to know what is going on what is going to be done to them and their body's. 

        I want to thank all the Doctors, Nurses, Xray Tech and the Life Coach that was all there at the hospital taking care of my son during his time at the hospital in the ER.