MOMania

By please

November 28, 2007 9:09 AM | Link to this

You’re sooooo much better than your friend.

By Theresa

November 28, 2007 9:11 AM | Link to this

Hey Guys — Our conversation has been moved for the day to the Holiday Guide blog — You can click on the link to this topic that is on the front page to find the comments or go the Holiday Guide. All the comments for this topic are there!! Sorry to send you to a different spot!! Thanks! Theresa

By Theresa

November 28, 2007 9:29 AM | Link to this

Here’s the link to where the Santa conversation is happening —

http://www.ajc.com/holiday/content/shared-blogs/ajc/holidayblog/entries/2007/11/28/areyouusingthesanta_threat.html

By Sharon McKinney

December 7, 2007 3:46 PM | Link to this

**Theresa, I read your column last month on ER experiences, and I just had to share my experience with you. This past summer, I had a wonderful experience in the ER of Emory Johns Creek Hospital, the brand-new hospital in Duluth that opened earlier in the year.

My husband’s family (sister, brother-in-law, and small niece and nephew had flown into town on a Saturday afternoon for a surprise birthday party that I was throwing for my husband later that evening. The party on Saturday evening/night was a success, but in the middle of the night we had a little accident. About 4 a.m. Sunday, our little nephew (age 3) got up to go to the bathroom, and he fell into the corner of the bed, and lacerated a section just under his eye.

My sister-in-law is a PA (physician’s assistant) with ER trauma experience, so she wanted to get her son calmed down, and place some bandaid strips on the laceration, and watch him for the next few hours. At 7:30 a.m., the laceration was still bleeding, so it was decided that our little nephew needed to take a trip to the ER, but which ER ? Since I knew of the Emory hospital that had just opened not far from us…. in Johns Creek/Duluth, we decided to go there. We called the hospital ahead of time, to let them know our situation, and I spoke with a nurse by the name of Cathy, and she was so welcoming and sweet, and she told me that they’d be ready for us.

After a brief registration, a nurse by the name of Sherianne came right out. She was so nice to us and our little nephew, and she immediately put him at ease by talking “kid stuff” wih him. The triage process with Sherianne was very easy, friendly…but professional, and then we moved along to an exam room with Cathy, who was the nurse I had spoken with when we first called the ER. Again, Cathy put our little nephew at ease, by asking if he liked a particular show on TV, and she turned the set on, and chatted with him. With my sister-in-law being in the health care profession, she continued to comment on how beautiful and accommodating the ER was was, and how well the staff dealt with children.

When the physician came into the room, once again, we were very impressed. Dr. A was very professional, and he explained everything in detail, but he was to the point. My nephew needed stitches.

Because my nephew was squirming around when the doctor got near his laceration, the doctor said that he needed to ask for more assistance. Dr. A. left the room, and returned with another nurse by the name of Curt. Curt was terrific with my nephew. My sister-in-law and I were so impressed with the way Curt was able to distract my nephew while getting ready to be stitched up. They had to restrain my nephew to keep his arms and legs from kicking around, but they explained everything and were so gentle with the process. Curt asked my nephew if he knew what a mummy was, and if he’d ever dressed up like a mummy. Curt proceeded to wrap my nephew up with a sheet, and then he told him that he looked like a mummy. My little nephew started to laugh. Dr. A even laughed, and said that he’d never seen a child laugh while being wrapped up prior to stitches. The nurses, Cathy and Curt, and Dr. A continued to talk and distract my nephew, by asking him about his numbers, and what animals he liked, etc.

It was the best experience in an ER. If I had my eyes closed, I would have thought that I was at one of the Children’s hospitals in town. Kudos to the physician and the nurses who were so professional and had great bedside manners. Because my sister-in-law has worked in other emergency room’s, she noticed first-hand that her son was receiving wonderful care, and she was complimenting the professional and very caring staff. Emory Johns Creek was also a beautiful hospital with a warm atmosphere.