Blankie and Elmo

DIANE: They just make such an effort. Things are all over his chart in big letters that said, "Blankie and Elmo are for comfort." They went way out of their way to make sure everybody knew what would help him feel better. You hand him over for surgery, they come in and they talk to you. The anesthesiologist comes in and talks about what's best for this child.

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You hand him over for surgery, they come in and they talk to you. The anesthesiologist comes in and talks about what's best for this child. Would it be best to give him a little bit of gas and put him out a little bit while Mom and Dad are still there? They will, in a real extreme case where a child is really not able to separate, they'll let Mom and Dad go into the operating room to be there for the [induction?] of the anesthesia. My son went off smiling. He didn't seem to care. He shook hands with the doctor and went off.