All through the Hospital
When Hannah was in the Hospital this last time, she had a visitor she adored. It was a woman who sings and plays guitar. So the women and I went through about 3 songs and paused. We had just done the Wheels on the Bus: one of Hannah’s favorites. I came up with an idea based on a family car thing we do.
Robert, Gabriel and I make up songs like the twelve days of Christmas song, but use different themes (such as "my first day as a Jedi apprentice my master gave to me…" or "at my first day at Hogwartz my teacher taught me…"). By the end of one of these car rides, we are all giggling.
So I looked at the musician and said, "You know we could do things about the hospital."
She looked at me, adjusted her grip on the guitar, and shrugged. "Ok"
Hannah loved it, and we were all giggling at the end, so here it goes. It’s the same tune as the "Wheels on the Bus".
The wheels on the gurneys go round and round!
The wheels on the gurneys go round and round!
All through the hospital
The Pulse machines go Beep Beep Beep
The Pulse machines go Beep Beep Beep
All through the hospital
The IV machines go drip drip drip!
The IV machines go drip drip drip!
All through the hospital
The Oxygen tubes go shhh, shhh shhh
The Oxygen tubes go shhh, shhh shhh
All through the hospital
The Pressure cuffs go squeeze squeeze squeeze
The Pressure cuffs go squeeze squeeze squeeze
All through the hospital
The nurses say, "May I take you temperature."
The nurses say, "May I take you temperature. "
All through the hospital
The doctors on the floor say "Take this and that."
The doctors on the floor say "Take this and that."
All through the hospital
Oh, I thought of a few lines for some of our readers
The Anesthetists say, "Breathe in deep"
The Anesthetists say, "Breathe in deep"
All through the hospital
The Radiologists say, "Hold very still"
The Radiologists say, "Hold very still"
All through the hospital
The IV Teams say, "I’m just looking"
The IV Teams say, "I’m just looking"
All through the hospital
The Physical Therapists say, "Just one more."
The Physical Therapists say, "Just one more."
All through the hospital
…. I’m thinking about illustrating it too. Let me know if I should.



Comments
That would be a great idea for a book hospitals could stock for their Pedi wards. =)
Posted by: Kyle | September 13, 2007 09:41 PM
Illustrating this is a must!
Posted by: Auntie O'Kelly | September 16, 2007 10:30 AM
The OB ward says "Push, Push, Push!"
Posted by: Kim Miller | September 23, 2007 08:57 AM