Today was Montaser’s admission to Sheba Hospital. Coworker Jonathan and I collected Montaser, his mother and his father at a crossing point with Bethlehem.
He spent a few minutes playing in the Pediatric Echo Department play area, he seemed thrilled to the point of stunned silence.
Hospital staff wasted no time getting the admission process rolling. The ECG was happening within fifteen minutes after our arrival. Muntaser took it all in stride, not a peep out of him. He was weighed after this. Then we were told to wait some more. No problem. Muntaser enjoyed himself some more.
Next was to go to the ground floor for an X-Ray.
And back up to floor eight for his echo. You can see below how good-natured Muntaser is. He smiled quite a bit for every exam.
After the echo, the doctor had a talk with Muntaser’s parents. At first, he was focused and listening.
Then, he was too exhausted to carry on.
His nap lasted for quite some time. He woke in the Children’s Ward where his oxygen saturation reading was being taken from his little thumb, and it glowed:
Then Muntaser and his mommy were taken to their hospital room where they will sleep for the night. He will begin his fast and wake in the morning to his diagnostic catheterization some time after 8:00 am.
Our prayers are with this little guy. May the doctors find enough information via the cath to formulate a good plan for the surgery that’s best for Muntaser. Amen.