In pint-sized purple scrubs, 5-year-old with aplastic anemia gets her wish to be doctor for a day

KENT SIEVERS/THE WORLD-HERALD
Payton Forsythe, 5, of Council Bluffs, spends Tuesday as a doctor, not a patient, at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. Here, Dr. Payton checks out what’s going on inside Kari Kunze, as Dr. Anne M. Hubbard and Rallyn Hammer assist.


http://www.livewellnebraska.com/news/metro/in-pint-sized-purple-scrubs--year-old-with-aplastic/article_62b1df1b-f1ac-5493-8667-6bb97cd7f0fc.html

Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:15 pm
By Eric Smith / World-Herald staff writer

Decked out in child-sized purple scrubs and a spotless white coat, the newest doctor at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha made her rounds Tuesday.

Payton Forsythe, a 5-year-old from Council Bluffs, spent the day meeting patients and playing doctor, with the help of Make-A-Wish Nebraska and Make-A-Wish Iowa.

“This is pretty special,” said Amy Forsythe, Payton’s mother. “It’s a day to come here and be normal and not scared.”

Payton was diagnosed in August with aplastic anemia, a bone marrow disease that causes a red blood cell deficiency. She underwent treatment in October and still makes weekly trips to the hospital for check-ups. Visits to Children’s piqued Payton’s interest in being a doctor and inspired Tuesday’s event.

FULL story at link.



Payton Forsythe and her twin brother, Parker, consult with their mother, Amy, over which patients and staff members at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center hadn’t yet received “I was seen by Dr. Payton” stickers. Payton, 5, of Council Bluffs, has a bone marrow disease and spent Tuesday at Children’s as part of a Make-A-Wish visit.