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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas Day Clown Rounds
So what happens when Three clowns hit the pediatric unit on Christmas day? All the staff get into it.....well all four of them. There are only a few staff and nurses on the unit on a holiday and they were happy to see the clowns for a visit. We spent the morning singing "jingle bells" and acting silly with and for the small number of children admitted. The new drum set gave us some extra volume and it has after only one day become very useful for rim shots after EVERY SINGLE JOKE!
We even got a good beat going in the hallway as we moved from room to room.
Sometimes I personally enjoy a smaller group so we can spent more time in each room.
The Doctors try if they can to get most kids discharged before a holiday like Christmas but no matter what you do there will be someone who needs to be admitted and that's where we come in.
As always the last stop was the peds ICU. There was one child admitted and he was sleeping. His Grandmother tried to wake him to "see the clowns" but he really just wanted to rest, so we excused ourselves, but not before I spoke with her about how she was doing. She admitted that she was tired, and she breaks down every once and a while but she feels better after that. I reminded her that she needs to take care of herself as well and letting her emotions out every once and a while is important for her well being. She was a bit teary and thanked me for the kind advice and wished me and the team a happy holiday. I think that may have been the most important interaction of all of rounds this visit.
Happy Holidays and a Happy and Healthy New Year to all....
We even got a good beat going in the hallway as we moved from room to room.
Sometimes I personally enjoy a smaller group so we can spent more time in each room.
The Doctors try if they can to get most kids discharged before a holiday like Christmas but no matter what you do there will be someone who needs to be admitted and that's where we come in.
As always the last stop was the peds ICU. There was one child admitted and he was sleeping. His Grandmother tried to wake him to "see the clowns" but he really just wanted to rest, so we excused ourselves, but not before I spoke with her about how she was doing. She admitted that she was tired, and she breaks down every once and a while but she feels better after that. I reminded her that she needs to take care of herself as well and letting her emotions out every once and a while is important for her well being. She was a bit teary and thanked me for the kind advice and wished me and the team a happy holiday. I think that may have been the most important interaction of all of rounds this visit.
Happy Holidays and a Happy and Healthy New Year to all....
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Clown Round On Christmas Day
Its become a tradition around here to go do clown rounds on Christmas day and sing songs and play with the kids stuck in the hospital on such a major childrens' holiday.
We have a new piece of equipment for our clown cart....Phineas found a set of kids' drums in the toy store and we mounted the thing on the front of our cart....even if we don't sing in key, they will hear us all over the unit.....maybe even the lobby!
More tomorrow when I report on the three Jewish clowns who found something to do on Christmas, other than go out for Chinese food and go to the movies. :o)
We have a new piece of equipment for our clown cart....Phineas found a set of kids' drums in the toy store and we mounted the thing on the front of our cart....even if we don't sing in key, they will hear us all over the unit.....maybe even the lobby!
More tomorrow when I report on the three Jewish clowns who found something to do on Christmas, other than go out for Chinese food and go to the movies. :o)
Friday, December 4, 2009
Clowning between cases
This past Thursday I had the chance and the time to clown with some pediatric patients who were waiting to have surgery in the holding area. I'm on staff at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and there are times when the turnover time between operating room cases is long so this week I took advantage of that down time to play with a few children waiting for care. It was only a few minutes but the kids and the nurses were enjoying it. I really wish there was more time in my daily schedule for this type of clowning. I am going to try to make time in the future if I can, but for now we'll continue to squeeze it in.
We are scheduled to head back to Brookdale Hospital on X-mas day, so check us out after that....
We are scheduled to head back to Brookdale Hospital on X-mas day, so check us out after that....
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Clown Rounds in Brooklyn
The clown children and I went on clown rounds yesterday at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in East New York, Brooklyn....and it was a blast.
The kids we visited were very receptive and in need of some fun.
Activities included a loud birthday dance and song for a 1 year old. The nurses on the unit joined in and the baby's Mom danced with us too.
The rest of the patients enjoyed the juggling, magic, and generalized stupidity Phineas and I provided. The attending Pediatricians and residents were doing "normal" rounds and we took a moment to confer with them on various patients...I love watching the residents try to keep a straight face in front of their attendings. I let them know that holding back laughter or smiles is not healthy, and we would take full responsibility for their laughter!
One of our Board Members donated packs of crayons and pads which we used in out magic patter and left with the kids. The left overs were given to the classroom on the unit for later.
A great day for everyone....
The kids we visited were very receptive and in need of some fun.
Activities included a loud birthday dance and song for a 1 year old. The nurses on the unit joined in and the baby's Mom danced with us too.
The rest of the patients enjoyed the juggling, magic, and generalized stupidity Phineas and I provided. The attending Pediatricians and residents were doing "normal" rounds and we took a moment to confer with them on various patients...I love watching the residents try to keep a straight face in front of their attendings. I let them know that holding back laughter or smiles is not healthy, and we would take full responsibility for their laughter!
One of our Board Members donated packs of crayons and pads which we used in out magic patter and left with the kids. The left overs were given to the classroom on the unit for later.
A great day for everyone....
Friday, November 27, 2009
Welcome to Circus Bicuspid Online
Hello friends!
Welcome to the Circus Bicuspid Online World. Once you've visited the Dr. Molar Magic Foundation's website and seen all the great stuff we do, stop here and join any discussion or send us any comments about the posts, Phineas Academy, the website, the pod casts, etc.
I'll try to keep things current or have one of our team members update things....
and again Welcome!
Bruce" Dr. Molar Magic" Lish
Welcome to the Circus Bicuspid Online World. Once you've visited the Dr. Molar Magic Foundation's website and seen all the great stuff we do, stop here and join any discussion or send us any comments about the posts, Phineas Academy, the website, the pod casts, etc.
I'll try to keep things current or have one of our team members update things....
and again Welcome!
Bruce" Dr. Molar Magic" Lish
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