Given my line of work, I usually love visiting our hospitals. Except, of course, when the visit isn’t work-related. Today brought a trip to the hospital to see how Drew is doing. We have to go back for a few scans, but today’s results were great. His hearing and vision are normal, which is good news because this disease can put both senses at risk. When you’re in the hospital enough, you can look in the faces of other families and know who is having a good day — and who isn’t. We were one of the good ones today. 

This little girl was having a good day, too. A lousy photo because I felt a little goofy taking it, but I couldn’t resist. This is how the mom got her little girl to walk where they needed to go — with Dora between them. Mom held one hand, the little girl held the other. What a great mom — turning a hospital visit into an adventure with a buddy, albeit an inflatable one. Wonder if they make a Red Foreman mylar balloon. Maybe that could take the edge off our next visit.