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that the room occupied by these otherwise healthy newborns could
be occupied by sick children in need of medical care.
I continued my morning rounds in the nursery to see a one-day-
old jittery infant born to a heroin addicted mother. It is heartbreaking
to witness the joyous moment of a new life being adversely affected
permanently. Instead of celebrating and cherishing the arrival of a
precious life to this world, we had to treat this addicted newborn
for opiate withdrawal. I had to transfer the infant to a neonatal
intensive care unit where he would be treated for days, or in some
instances for months, before he is well enough to be discharged back
to his mother or to a foster home. What makes my head fume is
the reactive medicine that we are practicing. In my limited research
I have found that the cost of NICU care for infants with neonatal
withdrawal syndrome is on average many thousands of dollars. We
would save many lives if a fraction of this money was spent on youth
programs and drug prevention. Heroin addiction is an epidemic
and the numbers of babies born to addicted women continually rise.
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I continued my day in the office. My third patient was a three-year-
old, extremely hyper boy running around the exam room and being
constantly scolded by his frustrated mother. She was desperately
seeking help to manage her out of control child. This young boy was
one of the NICU graduates who had to continue treatment in the
outpatient follow up methadone clinic. Many more dollars would
be necessary for psychiatric evaluation and long term mental health
medications and counseling.
Throughout the day however, I had to remember that the key to
the pursuit of happiness is our decision to be happy. It means in
times of hardship, we have the power of choice to change our stories
and decide to see the positives. The rest of the day reminded me
about the real reasons that I had chosen pediatrics. What I’m crazy
about is the two-year old’s rosy cheeks, and the five-month-old’s
untamed spiky hair. What brightens my day is the joy of laughing
at silly nonsense knock knock jokes of the six-year-olds, and the
groovy dance of a three-year-old in sync with the Gummy Bear
Song. I am crazy about the pure-minded children full of life and
potential. What makes me wake up happy and eager to work are the
bright-eyed five-year-olds who can’t wait to happily present their
perfectly colored little mermaid pictures to their doctor.
I am blessed to have the privilege of caring for our fragile future
generation. I am proud to be part of a hopeful and talented team
that tries our best to provide bright futures. I am dreaming for a
day that most of our health care dollars will be directed toward
preventive programs proactively.
Dr. Rezaei is a practicing pediatrician with Baptist Floyd Medical Group
in New Albany, Ind.
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