Saw my MO scolding a kid today becaused he refused to cooperate for chemotherapy treatment through his central venous line (Hickman's catheter).
Kid's a 4 year old boy with acute promyelocytic leukemia. He was due for chemo which he didn't want to cooperate as he wanted to continue watching Masked rider or something like that. He got a scolding from my MO which he then cooperated.
My MO told me that as a kid patient he had 2 roles, one a the sick role, and as the kid role. The sick role deserves to be treated, but the kid role must be disciplined. I agree with him in a way. Kids when left to be treated like kings, even when they are sick will become spoiled and ironically become harder to cooperate for treatment. This is made worst when the parents pamper the child more.
I suppose life goes on even for the sick kid with cancer.
How much privelege would one get being sick then? Later for that...
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