HERO NURSE I ADOPTED MY PATIENT
Walking through the ward, I listened to the rundown from my colleague about our newly arrived patient.
Gabriel had been born four months prematurely, weighing just over 600 grams.
Now, he was five months and 4.5 kilos.
My job as a nurse on a paediatric rehabilitation ward meant meeting sick bubs was a daily occurrence – but it was always still heart-wrenching.
‘Hello little one,’ I cooed.
Hooked up to a ventilator and with a tracheostomy tube to breathe, Gabriel’s early arrival meant he had a
