• Monteagudo, Bolivia •
Meet little Luis– otherwise known as my partner in crime. He was a regular visitor to the hospital, as his father had tuberculosis and was undergoing a long course of treatment.
Since the hospital was a scary place for Luis, we always tried to make the visit pleasant for him. In short, what began as innocent playing quickly escalated to mischievousness as little Luis and I discovered the treasure that was the hospital candy stash.
As you can imagine, the supply rapidly diminished into their tummies.
(But don’t worry; I later replenished the stolen candy with a fresh stock of Dum Dums.)
😊
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Sweet! Can I visit there also and get my tummy some candies? 😊😊
Why of course! 😉
Yay!!! 😊😊😂😁
Lovely little boy. And aren’t lovely little boys supposed to be mischievous?
Absolutely! 😀
I love these wonderful stories that you share. 🙂
Aww thank you, Brenda. 😊
My pleasure.💜
Such a sweet little face!
Hugs, Pam
I agree…sweet and a tad mischievous too! 😉 Hugs!
Wonderfully beautiful.
😊 😊
This beautiful. You’re wonderful 😊
So are you! ❤️
So generous.
❤️ ❤️
😘❤️
So cute
Thanks, rob 😉
Always
Dear doc darling!
i w0n’t expect anything less,
sweet kisses an honest soul..
You’re kind, Chris! 🙂
Sorry you think that way,
now understand love,
one would have too,
read you…
Doc, your eye are wide open,
recorded in the library…
Very Sweet! ( No pun intended!!) (<:
Teehehe…thanks! 😊
This is so lovely. And what a gorgeous photo!
😊 😊
Hospitals can be fun! I can recall taking a rather depressed gentleman from Emerg (on a gurney) and up to his allocated Ward at around 2:00am… and getting lost on the way. We had a great time touring the hospital and riding various elevators… and he was in good spirits when we eventually found our destination. We should never underestimate the potential for a smile or two! 🙂
I agree, Colin! I think the hospital can either be a really intimidating and depressing place…or a place of cheer and hope. We knew little Luis was scared of the hospital…so we tried to make the experience good for him. 🙂
Now if only all medical staff could adopt that perspective. 🙂
I definitely wish that were the case. From my experience I’ve noticed that nurses and other medical staff seem to take this approach a little better than docs…unfortunately…
Lovely little tale. those chupachus are the best!
Sure are! 😊
❤️
😊 😊