I got to visit the children’s hospital this week, and I started working even before my human signed us in. A mother walked up to the front desk with a little girl who had her arm in a cast, and I was right there for her to pet!
I saw lots of patients and families in the lobby. Some of them didn’t speak English, which of course didn’t matter because kitties speak all languages. My human brought my bell along and I got to ring it for some of the kids, along with giving out high fives.
I saw a wide variety of kids in the exam rooms. One young disabled boy had his whole family with him. I spent time with all of them, but my human made sure to take a photo for the family of me sitting next to the boy’s wheelchair. Then there was the boy in the middle of getting a cast on his arm. I managed to get in a few pets with his other arm. And I also saw a little girl who fractured her arm when she fell from the monkey bars. She was really delighted to see me.
I have to say, I have mixed feeling about those instamatic photographs my human takes! I mean, you’ve seen my outtakes during my normal photo sessions, right? Well, on this visit, I saw a teenaged girl who wanted a photo with me, and my human took it — she looked nice, but I had my eyes shut and my tongue out! They both thought it was the funniest thing ever.
I still had time so we went up to rehab and did some visits in the waiting room there. One mom had a baby who didn’t react much to me. But she held his hand and rubbed it along my fur so he could feel the texture. The other child I visited with there was the most adorable little girl in a wheelchair. So my human had me perform some tricks, and I touched her hand with my paw. It was a nice way to end my visit.
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