Giant baby steps
I saw some of them walking on the dock while they were waiting to be seen by the screening team. I saw two of them walking by my ward heading towards their ward the day before their surgery, their heads would barely touch my elbow, their legs are bent and they walk slowly but still smile and look straight into my eyes. One of them came to walk with my patients while we were singing and dancing on the hallway, he walks faster and claps with a perfect rhythm, and sings loud and clear. I walked by their ward and saw maybe 8 pairs of little green casts on their beds, but I felt shy and didn't have the courage to go and meet them. They've already been through surgery, their bones were broken to be fixed, their legs were bent and now are straight, they could stand straight now, but they're not ready, bones need to heal to put weight on them, muscles need to rest to stretch them again. And today, as I walk by the wards on my day off, I meet her. She is maybe 5 years old, her le...