The orthopedic surgeon Dr. Felicity Fishman at Shriners Children’s Hospital is the doctor who, in a difficult time for children, gives them a big smile when they go home
At a Chicago hospital, children arrive to receive treatment for injuries and yet leave with a piece of art designed for each of them individually thanks to an “artist” doctor.
The orthopedic surgeon Dr. Felicity Fishman at Shriners Children’s Hospital is the doctor who, in a difficult time for children, gives them a big smile when they go home.
He’s drawn everything from dinosaurs and sharks to SpongeBob SquarePants and Elsa from “Frozen”—all personalized with sterile markers.
“It really is a team effort. The doctor and the nurse at the clinic start discussing in front of the patient what design they will create on their bandages so that the child has something to look forward to – instead of being afraid of.”
The nurses encourage the children to choose something truly unique. Staff (nurses, anesthesia, peel technicians) select marker colors and help design the outline. Finally, the surgeon brings art to life.
“There were some kids who loved their drawings so much that they were really sad to have the cast removed,” says Fishman.
“A family told me they saw their daughter (about 2 years old) talking to the Mickey Mouse I had drawn on her hand.”
Children usually return about 3-4 weeks after surgery to have the cast removed and orthopedic technicians try to keep the art when the family asks to keep it.
Even though the drawings come a second year after the surgery, everyone on the team agrees that the 10 minutes of creativity are still important to overall success.
Source :Skai
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