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The Wonderful World of Pediatrics is a fun, hilarious book about the beauty and innocence of being a child in the doctor’s office. You might need a box of tissue as you laugh your heart out, then feel provoked to run outside and splash in a mud puddle or even sit in a 2-foot chair and drink imaginary tea in a plastic teacup the size of your pinky finger. You will surely experience the unfiltered truth of childhood through the mouth of babes. A child-like mind allows us to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.
Our children are worth fighting for, worth fighting to keep their innocence if possible. Our country needs a child’s mind, our world needs the creativity and truth of childhood. A healthy, happy, loved, and creative child has endless possibilities for the betterment of humanity.

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Publié par	Xlibris US
Date de parution	18 décembre 2022
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EAN13	9781669851202
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The Wonderful World Of

Pediatrics

Out Of The Mouth Of My Many Angels

Dr. Bonita L. Jude

Layout and Design by Tammy Marshall
Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
Matthew 19:13-14
DEDICATION
I dedicate this book to two very important people in my life who helped made my medical journey a reality.
My Grandmother, Jeannette Louise Howard Cooper-King, was the first Black Nurse to receive the highest award in nursing, the Florence Nightingale Award. She was a true trailblazer, paving the way for others like myself to enter the medical profession. My Grannie, as I affectionately called her, was my inspiration to go into medicine. She demonstrated to me (effortlessly) there is nothing more significant in life than to help alleviate suffering for our fellowman and to be the hands and feet of our Lord and Savior, Jesus. I have been trying all my career to reach up to her achievements, but I still have a long way to go. I am so thankful to my Grannie for raising me to be the Christian medical provider that I am. I love and miss you dearly.
Dean Stephen Risen, Dean of Student affairs, Hahnemann School of Medicine. Without Dean Risen constant encouragement, counselling, and tutelage I don’t think I would have made it out of medical school in one piece. He took a particular interest in my success. I am forever grateful to him. I apologize because I think I cause his hair to turn gray by the time I graduated from medical school. He cared and was always there; to encourage me through the failures and rejoice with me through the successes. It was only fitting that I requested him to robe me as I walked across the stage at graduation. Thank you for being my guardian angel during a very challenging period in my life. But it is worth every strand of gray and more because I am living my “purpose”.
All of this is futile without the Lord Jesus Christ being my Savior. Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice… The Blood.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

The Road Less Traveled

Residency 1993

Mission Accomplished

Out of the Mouth of Angels

Acknowledgement

About the Author
INTRODUCTION
Aww, to be like a child again. The innocence, the imagination, the hope and dreams, the discoveries, the limitlessness, the cut, bruises, teacups and dress up are all so priceless.
I have always had an affinity for kids, even when I was a child. I often took care of my baby cousins and fell in love with them.
Babies are so innocent, they smile often (except for certain circumstances, like diaper changes or need to be fed). Mostly, they are always so happy to see me, and stare at me as if listening to every word I speak. I started experimenting with kids, like taking care of their ouches, when I was still in elementary school. I would emulate what I saw my grandmother do to treat wounds and cuts. I love seeing her squeeze the pus out of an abscess- the more pungent, the better. I realize I have now lost a few readers, but one either loves this line of work or not; there is a special gene for this stuff (just joking). My tail always wagged when left in charge of my baby cousins. I would not only play “doctor” with them (they were my first actual patients) but also line them up and play school. I eventually played matchmaker and decided to marry two cousins off by the time they turned four.
Being around children, I feel free to be myself without making any pretends. I never feel judged, and we have a fantastic time, fill with laughter and awe. Our imagination is never limited because there are no boundaries around endless possibilities. More importantly than anything, when I am around kids, I feel the tangible presence of a loving Heavenly Father, who is unconditional love. And then when I look into a newborn’s face shortly after birth, I can sense a soft glow radiating all around them. I often tell the new parents that their babies just left heaven sooner than we did.
The field of Pediatrics was my calling from the beginning, even when I was in my mother’s womb. Though it was the most difficult accomplishment of my life, and numerous times I doubted it, I knew it was either Pediatrics or nothing.
I have now been in the field for over two and a half decades, and I do not regret that decision. Especially when told I did not have what it takes to become a doctor or when colleagues would challenge every decision I made simply because they only saw my skin color and not my medical decisions. I was predestined for this field, so I kept my eyes on the One who fashioned me for this profession. I also knew every day I would work in the pediatric clinic would be a big “recess” break in clinic. It has not always been fun, especially when an innocent child’s life ended. Even in that sad moment, I learned an indelible lesson to improve the world for the next patient.
My patients have been branded on my heart for life, and they have touched me in one way or another. I will always be grateful I got to participate in the lives of these little ones who do get to inherit the kingdom of heaven just by being.
I hope you enjoy a few quotes I have collected over the years from my patients, the true stars.
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Residency was a big blur, mainly because as a resident, we were so sleep- deprived that it did not allow for everyday life. Being on and off “call” for years on end, with a 2-week break between the years, only allowed one to breathe, eat and keep working. But I relish those years (okay, maybe not when I had not slept for over 36 plus hours and still had to be able to make life or death decisions) because I was finally working in a profession I have dreamt, prayed, and cried over for almost all my life.
There were many patients I came across over the years but a few, who I still think about almost every day and whose “Barney” watch I still carry. I have never been so challenged mentally and spiritually after being so close-up front to death, as I experienced during Residency. At times I questioned if I was even making a difference in just one child’s life. Seeing a 3-month-old baby die in the PICU due to a congenital brain malformation or a 5-year-old girl succumb to B-cell acute myeloid leukemia made me question my choice. I believed I wanted to be challenged so I went into Residency thinking I wanted to be a Pediatric Intensivist, but I knew after a year of residency I could not see another child die without a part of me passing along with them. To be able to help a broader range of children for a career span, I knew being a General Pediatrician was the right fit for my longevity and sanity. I do not regret a moment of that decision.
As I stated in the beginning of this introduction, the field of Pediatrics was my calling. A loving heavenly Father puts giftings, talents and desires in every seed at the time of conception. When we are born, prayerfully we are birthed in an environment which can nurture, nourish, support, and encourage these God-given purposes.
I am so grateful I was born in such a family, a natural family and a family of educators, friends, and a community.
Another deep passion of my is medical missions to developing nations. I see the extreme effects of an environment that does not foster healthy living or lack of provisions for children. Being a pediatrician allows me to help a larger population of children born in this situation for no fault of their own or even their family. Sometimes I feel I am putting a bandage on a gapping chasm, but then I convince myself at least that is a bandage that the child did not have at that moment. So being a General Pediatrician serves a greater good than just my desire.

Putting a bandage on a child in an impoverished area of Brazil.
RESIDENCY 1993
The reason I wrote this book was to focus on the patients, the true gift of God. So enough of me, and now I present these darling angels.
I must expand on the one patient I alluded to, who give me my first “Barney” watch. For those who do not know who Barney is, Barney is or was a purple dinosaur who rocked the 80s and 90s (RIP Barney).
I walked into the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) to start rounds that morning and there she was, hooked up to over ten tubes going in and out of her body. Harmony was a 3-year-old who unfortunately was born with a congenital heart malformation. Her heart did not develop properly. I was the Intern assigned to her. We did not hit it off right away. Recovering from cardiac surgery can be frightful. I knew she was in pain, was scared, felt alone and far away from home. Harmony was being cared for by her aging grandparents.
When Harmony transferred from the PICU to the regular Pediatric unit, we were best of friends. I remembered arriving a bit early every morning before rounds started so I could be the first to wake her up. I remembered a few times she would be up with her eyes peeking through the hospital bed railing, saying softly, “Dr. Doo, Dr. Doo” as she could not say Dr. Jude. Harmony and I were inseparable bet