Behind the veil of innocence,
Lies a heart of steel and resilience.
Behind the tantrums and tears,
Is a child facing its worst fears.
Innumerable pricks from labs,
A childhood scarred with needles and jabs,
Alien to the scientific terms of the specialist,
Yet human enough to understand the grave tone of a realist.
Some children have ambitious dreams and reach for the stars,
While some wish for a healthier day and infrequent scars.
Childhood is all fun and frolick,
Unless it's a little one who has to endure being sick.
Smiling through the rain.
Working with children over the past few months has been an experience unparalleled. Every child has a story and a lesson to be learnt in management of a condition.
But there are also times when you realize that some children will have to live with their condition all their life, be it Thalassemia or Diabetes Mellitus or Chronic Kidney Disease, to name a few.
It made me realize how their childhood is never the same as others, more often spent in between hospital visits, affecting their education and social life, more often than not.
Yet, these children come and go with a smile on most days, aware of the reality and facing it with as much courage as they can muster.
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