Patient Stories - Olivia Landon
Little person. Big emergency.
"On Feb 25, 2007, we were busy setting up for a banquet at the Youth & Ag Building when I heard a loud crash and realized to my dismay that a large wooden display cabinet had fallen on my three year old daughter, Olivia," Sarah Landon described. She was rushed to Grant Regional where an emergency room nurse immediately began evaluating her injuries. Olivia sustained injuries to her head, nose and both bones in her lower left leg were broken.
"Even though the ER staff was extremely busy with other patients, they were there for Olivia when she needed them the most. I was impressed with how gentle everyone was with her and genuinely concerned for her well being. As a mother, it was comforting to know that I was placing my child into the hands of such caring people."
After six weeks in a leg cast, Olivia is healing and slowly returning to her active, busy lifestyle of a three year old. "It's something you take for granted - having an excellent hospital close by," explains Sarah. "That is, until you find yourself in a situation where you can't get to the hospital fast enough."
"I don't know of anything worse than seeing your child hurt," Sarah tells. "I hope that is something I don't experience again, for a very long time."