There are diseases that are strange and painful that fatally condition the life of those who suffer from it. Something extremely difficult, even more so when it comes to a child. About this I know very well a little girl of only 2 years old who suffers from campomelic dysplasia.
This fatal disorder has affected the development of her skeleton, her reproductive system, and other parts of her body. Emma is from Seattle, Washington, and was born premature on June 27, 2017.
His first 8 months of life were spent in the hospital due to his delicate condition. But in the face of this difficult panorama, this little girl does not stop smiling.
Emma beats the pain with her charisma and love for Disney princesses. The little girl is a lover of these stories and for this reason her family decided to give her a beautiful surprise.
Since March Emma has been admitted to Seattle Children’s in Colorado. She is little studied in oƄseration for 6 weeks, before undergoing major spinal surgery to stabilize her spinal cord.
“She spent her time in the hospital before surgery in halo-traction to stabilize her spinal cord and prevent it from becoming paralyzed,” said pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Samuel Browd.
The girl was operated on in a procedure that lasted more than 5 hours, and when she came out she was placed in the oƄserʋation room.
Her mother, Rachel Krall, took advantage of this time to decorate their common room with tiaras and a halo of flowers and princess objects, in order to surprise her when the little girl returned to her room.
Tangled and the Little Mermaid are Emma’s favorite movies, who enjoy watching them at home and in the hospital.
Everyone in the health institution knows of his love for them, so even the nurses and their doctors decided to participate in the organization. They decided to take Rapunzel to Emma’s room and his reaction was comforting.
“Her reaction to seeing Rapunzel walk through the door was like, ‘Whoa, who is this girl?’ And then she had a blast,” Krall said.
At the moment of the girl’s surprise, she could not speak to a tracheostomy boy, but this was not a reason to enjoy and radiate happiness.
Eммa played peek-a-Ƅoo with Rapunzel, two of her favorite things. In addition, the doctors also joined the celebration with cute tiaras on their heads to make Emma laugh.
“It was definitely my first time wearing a tiara, but over the years we’ve done some fun stuff for the kids. That’s what’s special about children’s hospitals, the ability to think of them as children instead of just patients and create fun for them despite difficult circumstances,” Browd said.
This has been a really sweet moment and we are very happy that some specialists take the time to give this type of detail to their patients.
Love and joy are an important part of recovering from chronic illnesses like the one you suffered from, Emma, so we trust that she can gradually win the battle against her illness thanks to her strength and the love that surrounds her.
Congratulations to these professionals for their great gesture of love. Share this note and make it possible for more people to join this type of initiatives to brighten the lives of so many sick children.