11/04/2026
Earlier in my professional life, no two days were the same in providing Unique World First Pioneering Care to both Adults and Children...
This is evidenced by the following 2 examples:
First, a 22 hour day, the most unprecedented stressful period@the World Renowned Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, while doing 2 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education, and serving as a Hospital Chaplain, transformed my life personally and professionally as 4 people, a lovely Man and 3 Beautiful Women were dying...
One Married Italian woman, "Palmina", who I had journeyed with for 3 months, asked me to be with her & her husband, when she died...
This was a great honour to be asked; and I was...
That experience and Ministering to the other 3, their families and Nursing Staff, all day and night, leaving the Hospital 4am, had 2-3 hours sleep, then at 8.30am was Giving My Report, to a room full of Peers in a State of Shock; for 4 Overnight Deaths requiring a Chaplain had never happened before!
For 4 Died Thursday pm or Friday am, and I had to Pastorally Manage all the Significant LifeChanging Events of 4 People, 4 Distressed Family Groupings, 4 Groups of Nursing Staff, will be something I will never forget...ππ
Second, on another day, Perspective:Childrens Hospitalisation&Care...
Today I was reminded again of the sheer Preciousness of young children with various high needs medical conditions, mental health, disabilities, and how a Brilliant Life Changing Idea I Initiated, Transformed the Lives of many thousands of children, parents and Patient Care Team Staff...
Some children are able to play, relate and amuse themselves with various toys & games...
They appear to be in a world of their own enjoying what they are doing; just like any other child...
When I Pioneered "Puppet Therapy" into two world renowned Australian Hospitals, namely, the Royal Children's Hospital and Peter McCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne...
Some days, the hardest part before arriving, was choosing which 2 or 3 Puppets I would take with me out of 100+...
Often kids who were crying, upset, confused, scared, would tell Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Beautiful Twin Worms,
how they were feeling, but not the Doctors, Nursing Staff or many parents...
Specialist Drs or Ward Drs would seek out my services, to see if I could find out why kids were so upset, fearful, in order to understand then advance their Care...
So, when this information was revealed and conveyed; it became an Invaluable Part of their Daily Ongoing Unique World First Care...ππ
Two Different Unique LifeChanging Days of Care!
@ Colin Murdoch, Sydney, NSW,,Australia...