Going through any kind of surgery can be a stressful event, especially for kids who don’t fully understand what’s happening. That’s why it’s worth acknowledging people like Director of Pediatric Surgery at Akron Children’s Hospital Dr. Robert Perry who go the extra mile to alleviate some of the fear.
After Dr. Parry puts down the scalpel, he takes out his colored markers and gets to work drawing amusing and colorful cartoons on each child’s post-op dressings to hide the scars.