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Katie goes to the hospital

this is katie she is looking after her teddy 

he has a bad earache katie often gets earache too

tomorrow she is going to the hospital to have an operation on her ear

mother is going to stay with katie in the hospital katie helps mother pack their case teddy wants to come too

says katie thats fine says mother the next moring  katie feels a bit worried she is pleased that mother is going with her katie dosent have any breakfast because she must not eat or drink anything befor the operation farther   is staying at home to look after katies baby sister sarha well caome and see you tomorowe he says waving goodbye katie hold mothers hand as they walk dowen along the corridor to the rain bow ward hospital smell funny says katie thats the smell of the medicens they use to make people better says mother when they get to the ranbow ward a ners greats them hello katie says ners let me show you to your bed look thers your name says mother. The bed has sides, so that katie wont fall out. There is a chart at the end of the bed to keep a record of katies tempreture and pulse. "You can put your things in this cupboard," says the nurse, helping Katie to unpack. A little boy called Peter comes over to meet Katie. "Yesterday, Peter had the same  operation as youre going to have," says the nurse. "He's much better now." the nurs puts a name bracelet on katie's wrist this shows the doctars and nures who she is can my teddy have one too asks katie of corse he can says the nurs with a smile come along katie say the nures we need to take her temperature and check your pulse the nurse then uses  a special machine to check katie's blood  pressure she writs down the results on katie's chart the doctor arrives and tells katie and mother about the operation then she looks in katie's ears now i need to listen to your chest with this she says  putting her stethoscope on katie's skin ooh that tickles laughs katie while the other children in the ward are eating thire lunch mother takes katie to have a bath teddy come's to watch when katie is washed and dried mother dresses her in a special grown for the operation stand still while i tie it at the back says mother katie also has to wear a hat to keep her hair tidy soon it will be time for katie's operation the nurse give her some medicen in a little wile says the nurse you will feel sleepy and you mouth might feela bit dry a poter lifts katie onto a trolly and wheels her to the operating room mother teddy and nurse go with her hello katie says the doctora im going to look after you while you have your operting you will feel a little scratch on her hand and soon you will be fast asleep when you wake up it will be all over in the operating room the doctors ad nurses wearspecial cloths and marsks to keep the room clean they even were hats like the one katie is wearing when the operation is over the porter wheels her back to the rainbow ward she is still very tied mother sits beside her holds her hand the nures checks to make sure katie is alright katie wake up and sees her mother for a little while she feels a bit sick a her ear is score the nurse gives katie a drink of water because she is very thirsty katie sleeps well at night mother stays in the hospitaltoo and sleeps in a bed besied her the next day katie feels much better farther and baby sarah come to see her they bring her a present and a card as soon as the doctor has seen you you can come home says farther mother packs thire case and helps katie to get dressed katie say godbye to peter and the other children in the ward thank you for all your help says mother to the doctor and nuse katie is very happy to be home again her room looks just the same its nice to havr you back says farther and gives her a big hug