Child Life: A Normal Boy
John*, a seven year old boy has been a patient at Red Cross Children’s Hospital for the past four years. John was initially treated for a flame injury when he was a toddler and has been seen on an outpatient basis ever since for therapy and reconstructive surgery. John is consistently accompanied by his mother […]
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Danielle Surprenant posted in: Cape Town, Health Care, Social Impact
Child Life Series: Program Assists with School Re-entry
The Child Life program has recently expanded out of the hospital and into the community by offering a school re-entry program to a 7 year-old girl. Britney* was admitted to the burn unit at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, after sustaining a significant flame injury to her abdomen, lower arms, and […]
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Danielle Surprenant posted in: Cape Town, Health Care, Social Impact
Child Life Series: Red Cross Treatment Room Gets a New Look Thanks to Child Life!
In celebration of the US nationally recognized Child Life Month, myself and Caroline (my predecessor) along with oncology unit child life volunteer, Lisa, painted the treatment room on the burn unit at Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. The mural includes a 6 foot giraffe, a giant elephant whose trunk became the base of […]
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Danielle Surprenant posted in: Cape Town, Health Care, Social Impact
Child Life Series: Ohio University Program a Huge Success
The Child Life Program being run by Connect-123 at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, reached new heights a the end of 2009 when a group of 12 volunteers from Ohio University provided their much needed services to patients and their families at the hospital during their winter vacation. Having a large number […]
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Danielle Surprenant posted in: Cape Town, Health Care, Social Impact
