Hui Hui at the age of four was admitted to ICU from swollen neck and difficulty in breathing. He was diagnosed with T Cell Lymphoma and was admitted to the hospital. Being in a new environment and having to face a whole series of treatments and check-ups, he was totally traumatized. He was in fear all the time and had to hold onto his mother’s hands to fall asleep.
After three weeks of treatment, Hui was transferred to the paediatric oncology ward. In the first three months, Hui Hui was very insecure and uncooperative. He refused to talk to anyone not even the medical staff. He was also going through great discomfort from the side effects of the treatment with sudden binge eating/loss of appetite, nauseous and running high fever. I remember at one of his chemotherapies, he had to stay in bed for five full days doing nothing and was totally bored. Good thing he could borrow some toys from the hospital to play with.
After a little while, Hui gradually adapted to the hospital life. He was more willing to make friends with other sick kids and became more outgoing. He even initiated a conversation with the medical staff and sang in bed, a total different person from when he was first admitted to the hospital. He is very empathic. When he saw some new patients crying, he wanted to console them but didn’t know how. He would hang around and gave them candies to encourage them. Hui Hui followed instructions from the medical staff closely which made the daily check-up and treatment went much smoother that’s why he was named the role model in the ward!
Hui Hui is now in maintenance and still under medication, but can return to his kindergarten. What makes him most happy is that he could play and learn with his friends again!
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