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Cardiovascular Institute Open House -- Cool trip for kids
Posted by:
eyoung on
April 22, 2008 at
9:33AM CST
My almost-6-year-old wants to be a surgeon when she grows up. She selected this career last year, and has been obsessed with all things hospital-related ever since. She wants to watch hospital shows on TV, look up pictures online, check out hospital books from the library. And she really, really, really wanted to see the inside of an operating room. On Sunday, she got her chance. We went to the open house at Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints’ new Cardiovascular Institute, 3801 Spring St. My daughter spotted the photo and article in Saturday’s Journal Times and demanded that we go. I wasn’t sure how much we would see, but it was amazing. We got to see a catheterization lab, two operating rooms, nursing stations, patient rooms, ICU rooms and more. She wandered around the rooms, studied monitors, touched a hospital bed, watched a video of an open heart surgery, even handled surgical tools. She met nurses, technicians and doctors. Thanks to Wheaton Franciscan for this awesome educational opportunity for my daughter, and to all the staff who answered our questions and took time to explain their jobs to a 6-year-old. She’s still talking about it. It was the highlight of her weekend, probably her whole month. Plus, my 4-year-old got to meet Miss Wisconsin -- “Look, she’s a real princess!” -- and eat free treats. So she was happy too. I just thought it was a really nice thing and was soooo happy she finally got to see an OR. (I had called the hospital a month or so ago asking if they offer tours for interested kids. Second-grade classes go on field trips to the hospital, but otherwise no.) Do your children have any obsessions? How do you nurture their interests? And where have you had some of your favorite unexpected/unconventional learning experiences?
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