{"id":25560,"date":"2026-06-30T09:21:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundverse.charmingflowers.com.vn\/?p=25560"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:21:58","slug":"we-werent-there-at-the-hospital-ten-minutes-yesterday-when-the-tears-started-falling-the-nurse-had-put-some-numbing-cream-on-the-inside-of-both-of-indys-arms-telling-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundverse.charmingflowers.com.vn\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/we-werent-there-at-the-hospital-ten-minutes-yesterday-when-the-tears-started-falling-the-nurse-had-put-some-numbing-cream-on-the-inside-of-both-of-indys-arms-telling-her\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe weren\u2019t there at the hospital ten minutes yesterday, when the tears started falling. The nurse had put some numbing cream on the inside of both of Indy\u2019s arms, telling her that it would help not to feel the \u2018poke\u2019 of the needle they were going to be using to draw the blood they needed\u2026\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Watch the video at the end of this article.<\/h3>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!pb6V!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29c8ff2b-a9b7-4a68-8f8a-407e89e700b5_2048x1450.jpeg\" \/><\/h2>\n<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:a4bf8fb1-d01d-47e4-9b1d-6150584a48d8-9\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a4bf8fb1-d01d-47e4-9b1d-6150584a48d8-9\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:a4bf8fb1-d01d-47e4-9b1d-6150584a48d8-9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"929e1fa7-01c3-4ea4-861f-32eb2bca6b0f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"453\">We weren\u2019t even there for ten minutes yesterday at the hospital when it happened. At first, everything felt almost calm in a way that never really belongs in a place like that. The room was quiet except for the soft, steady sounds of machines and the occasional shuffle of nurses moving in and out. Indy sat there trying to be brave in the way children often do\u2014holding still, watching everything carefully, as if understanding would make it less scary.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"858\">The nurse had gently explained what was going to happen. She spoke slowly, carefully, like every word mattered. Then she took her time putting numbing cream on the inside of both of Indy\u2019s arms, smoothing it over the skin and telling her it would help so she wouldn\u2019t feel the \u201cpoke\u201d of the needle when they drew blood. It was meant to protect her from pain, to make something difficult a little easier.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"932\">But even with all that care, fear doesn\u2019t always listen to explanations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1357\">It started in her eyes first. A quiet change, like she was trying to hold something back and realizing she couldn\u2019t. Then the tears came, not loud at first, just slipping down her cheeks without permission. She looked at us, and that was when everything shifted. Because in that moment, it wasn\u2019t just a procedure anymore. It was her trying to understand why her small body had to go through something she couldn\u2019t control.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1389\">And that\u2019s when it hit us too.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1787\">One tear turned into many, not just hers but ours as well. The kind of crying you don\u2019t plan or prepare for. Hers were from fear and confusion, from being too young to fully understand why pain sometimes has to happen even when no one wants it to. Ours were different\u2014heavier in a way, because we understood too much. We understood what she didn\u2019t, and we also understood what we couldn\u2019t change.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"2105\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The nurse stayed calm the whole time, steady and kind, continuing to speak softly as if her voice itself could hold some of the fear away. And eventually, the moment passed, as all moments like that do. But it lingered in the air afterward, like something everyone in the room quietly agreed they would never forget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Video<\/h2>\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dcKR1k3osWE?si=yZR8ACgRv1wjAk_v\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Rory Feek Reveals Daughter Indiana Has Started School, Joey&#039;s Dying Wish\" title=\"Play video &quot;Rory Feek Reveals Daughter Indiana Has Started School, Joey&#039;s Dying Wish&quot;\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/dcKR1k3osWE?si=yZR8ACgRv1wjAk_v<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dcKR1k3osWE?si=yZR8ACgRv1wjAk_v\" title=\"Rory Feek Reveals Daughter Indiana Has Started School, Joey&#039;s Dying Wish\">Rory Feek Reveals Daughter Indiana Has Started School, Joey&#039;s Dying Wish (https:\/\/youtu.be\/dcKR1k3osWE?si=yZR8ACgRv1wjAk_v)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the video at the end of this article. 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