‘We need hope, not platitudes’: what I’ve learned as the parent of an ill child – The Guardian

A chorus announces the arrival of birthday cake in the corridor of paediatric A&E in Lewisham hospital, London. Were it not for the paper curtain separating the corridor from our cubicle, wed be at the party, but theres a different kind of bustle where we are.
Two registrars, a junior doctor and a nurse are trying to draw blood from my baby for the second time today, and, after more attempts than I can count, have so far been unsuccessful. Her face contorts, she squawks, her little limbs flail….

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