The Human Network Really Is Changing How We Live
I’m writing this blog from the Emergency Room at Akron Children’s Hospital. My 6 year old son Fritz has an eye infection, so he’s lying in bed watching Scooby Doo while we wait for his CT results. My cell phone doesn’t have coverage in his room, but luckily the hospital has a Cisco wireless network, so I can keep in contact with my husband who out of town on business. He is in a remote part of West Virginia which doesn’t have great cellular coverage, but he can email and text from his iPhone. We have 3 young children and I know from experience that ER visits usually take 2-3 hours, so I brought my laptop just in case I have time to catch up on email.
My day started at 6:30am when Fritz woke up with his eye swollen shut. My friend Michele is an ER doctor at Children’s Hospital, so I called her on her cell to make sure she was on call and let her know we were on our way. When we arrived they immediately sent us to a room where our contact information and insurance was submitted wirelessly. Michele examined his eye and submitted the order for a CT scan. While we waited to be taken to the CT room our nurse Beth came in to insert Fritz’s IV. She said Dr. Walsh told her to ask me about our Halloween Party. Funny you ask, I have pictures right here. I pulled up my Facebook page and showed her pictures of Michele and I in our costumes at the party.
When Fritz and I went for his CT scan the technician asked Fritz if he plays computer games. He loves Lego.com, and was so excited when she gave him a Popsicle mouse for good behavior. How times have changed…when I was a kid we got stickers for being good at the Doctors!
Posted by Beth Dannemiller at 01:13PM PST








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