Taking care of a hospitalized child, a young mother makes woolen hats to give to newborns

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Dua took advantage of her free time to crochet woolen hats to give to children at the hospital - Photo: HOAI THUONG

Ms. Ngoc Dua (36 years old, in My Thanh Bac commune, Cai Lay district, Tien Giang province) has three children, the second child named T. (8 years old) has congenital heart disease, double kidney and slow psychomotor development. Due to prolonged illness, T. had to be hospitalized many times, his health increasingly deteriorating.

Each hat given to the children, I hope it is a spiritual medicine to help them overcome their current health problems, and to help parents ease some of their worries.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Dua

Warmth given from wool hats

Recently, baby T. was transferred to the hospital in a state of septic shock due to sepsis and severe pneumonia.

After more than 30 days of intensive treatment by doctors at Tien Giang General Hospital, baby T. has overcome the critical stage. He can now breathe and eat on his own again and is continuing to receive care and treatment from doctors for severe malnutrition.

While taking care of her children in the hospital’s intensive care and pediatric poisoning department, Ms. Dua realized that newborn babies needed woolen hats to keep their heads warm, and woolen hats could help secure the oxygen breathing tube better. Therefore, she decided to crochet woolen hats to give to the babies.

"When I saw the babies having to breathe oxygen and receive IV fluids using tape to fix them, I saw their skin was red and looked very pitiful. So I had the idea of ​​crocheting woolen hats for the babies to wear, partly to keep them warm, partly to fix the oxygen tube so they could breathe easier. It is very difficult to buy woolen hats like this outside because most of the babies are premature and very small," said Ms. Dua.

Ms. Dua explained her intention and asked the nurses to measure the head circumference of each baby; then she knitted woolen hats herself, suitable for the babies' different weights from 1 - 3kg.

To date, Ms. Dua has made nearly 50 wool hats. These wool hats are hard to find because they are made to fit each child, making them convenient for feeding, IV, and daily hygiene.

And more importantly than that practical effect, the hats are also a heart of sharing love between fathers and mothers in the same situation taking care of their children at the hospital.

Add optimism

Baby T. is still being treated in the hospital. Regardless of day or night, in her free time, Ms. Dua sits quietly in a corner of the room knitting hats for children.

Talking about the young mother who both took care of her hospitalized child and crocheted woolen hats to give to the newborn, Dr. Vo Loan Anh - in charge of the intensive care and anti-poisoning department of Tien Giang General Hospital - shared: "I really admire Ms. Dua, even though she is taking care of her child and has limited time, she still arranges to make hats to give to other sick children."

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Dua gives woolen hats to children at the hospital - Photo: HOAI THUONG

Ms. Dua's silent work not only spreads emotions among the staff of Tien Giang General Hospital, but also to the patients' relatives.

Those tiny but warm hats added a loving atmosphere to the pediatric intensive care and anti-poisoning department - a place that is already very stressful because of the many serious cases.

And those seemingly small but not so small actions also quietly sow positive things, when parents have to bear the burden of worrying about their children's illness, and all the hardships in the process of taking care of them.

Talking to us, Dr. Do Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Tien Giang General Hospital - said that Ms. Dua's work is truly a valuable spiritual medicine.

"Ms. Dua's hats represent the hearts of mothers who always love their children endlessly.

This work is also a spiritual medicine, spreading love, helping mothers with children being treated at the hospital to be more optimistic and also contributing to the care and treatment of children to help them recover quickly" - Mr. Thanh said.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cham-con-nhap-vien-nguoi-me-tre-lam-non-len-tang-tre-so-sinh-20240930093315881.htm