When I go to Sheba Hospital, the fact that I really can't do anything just hit me often, the feeling I am sort of getting used to by now. Today, I accompanied a child and his mother for an echo, but the child kept crying, and it did not go well for the first 10 minutes. I tried a couple things to calm him down, but there is not much to do once a small child starts crying from fear. In such a situation, nurses and technicians sometimes ask me to step outside for a while. Today it happened again. I actually am half relieved, having been released from the task of being there. I can't speak the languages, understand medical matters, nor soothe the child any better than his mother. I am simply of not much use. On the other hand, though, a part of me is a little sad that I am not just needed.

You might be needed once in a while, so just stick around. If you are not needed, take it well and being thankful for the fact you don’t have to do anything. I want to be like that.