Laptops help sick kids stay connected to school, frie
A third-grader at Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, Ahmed hasn’t seen much of his class in the past few months. That’s because he was diagnosed with leukemia 1½ years ago. Although he’s in remission, he’s still susceptible to complications.
“Ahmed has shown us, over and over again, he gets a fever at the drop of a hat, and has been in the intensive care unit several times. He tends to get infections a lot,” says his doctor, Dr. Aziza Shad, an oncologist in the children’s ward of the Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington. Shad notes he is otherwise doing very well and has “an excellent prognosis.”
that’s great, he can still stay in touch with his friends, he wont always be alone at the hospital.
Thats wonderful that he can still stay in touch with his school even from the hospital. He can still learn without having to leave, thats so cool.