I Wasn't Afraid Anymore

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You You This is a lot of waiting Hope it doesn't hurt Those guys don't look scared.

I wish I wasn't he's asking me can I go? Hi, my name is Jimmy with yours Tommy Is this your first treatment? Yes, I can remember my first treatment.

It was scary What did they do to you? Oh cuz see it was like in a new hospital in it It was they put tattoos on me and so nowhere to set the machine and stuff was it scary.

Oh, yeah What scared you? So what scared me was the big machine? I didn't think it was that big and what scared me was if you move Well, what happened is that if the radiation gets to the wrong spot you can mess you up when they start you hear a high tone sound like um From Australia when it's up loud when I heard it made me jump Until treatments over about a minute Did it hurt no, it doesn't hurt at all After the doctor come in and the doctor came and got me and took me to an examining room Examine it didn't hurt it at all.

That's good Okay, Jen, let's sit up that finishes the examination now, maybe your mom and dad and you have some questions Doctor when he has radiation will all his hair fall out pretty much what's left is it's not gonna win many prizes I want to keep his head covered.

I think well it all grow back I say it'll all grow back.

There's with this dose There's little chance that there's any permanent hair loss might be a little skinny for a while, but it'll take a few months It'll grow back.

They said he might be a little ill I don't think so pretty untimely Okay, shall we get started today? Yeah, what happened next and then I meant technician and she took me into radiation room Bring your shoulder forward to get it out from under you Don't forget to tell them that no one is allowed in the radiation room while the radiation machine is on But your parents can watch you in the control room on the TV monitor Gloria set Jimmy up for a Okay, dr.

Brim This is how we communicate into the room This is the control panel where the technician will sit when she activates the machine and She uses a monitor since I can't let you be in the room with Jimmy here.

She is getting him onto the table You'll see her then begin To to move the table in under the beam area and we can actually move this around a little bit And There you see the cobalt source the head of the cobalt machine and Jimmy is head is being positioned No only if we treat the head Now I'm going to go out of the room and I'm a turn on the light and I'm going to give you your treatment Like an x -ray machine where they have to lay exactly still yeah, it's very important that they lay still so if you can impress upon Jimmy that he not move around especially as I can hear you and I'll be talking to you all the time now hold very still Look at that wall, and I'll be watching you all the time now.

I'm going to close the door Doctor will Jimmy have a regular appointment time.

Yeah, we'll give you a regular appointment to come each day Sometimes we get a little behind schedule Then it would be kind of smart if you'd bring along some books or magazines or games for Jimmy In case it drags out a little bit longer than usual you're doing fine Jim hold still just look at the wall Your time's almost over Look straight ahead See that didn't hurt did it Jim You can move Jim I'm going to open the door and come in the room now Did you feel any different right after the treatments? Oh? It feels so good, but it wasn't bad Thanks, I don't feel as scared anymore.

I know that first day can be tough See ya They're really nice guys Richard Joe Mike and Especially Jimmy even though he beat me in checkers What happens is easy after I wait they call your name and the doctor looks you over Then you meet the technician and she takes you into the radiation room that is a big machine No one is allowed in the radiation room, but your parents can watch you from the control room Then the technician gets you ready so that you're right under the machine and Can lie still without any cramp? All you do is lie still In a short time it's over I Was really worried when I came in when I found out it didn't hurt that made me happy But the best thing was I wasn't afraid anymore Oh You

Identifier

F.2014-06-0002

Date Of Production

1979

Abstract

A film that deals with radiation therapy as a means of preparing children with cancer for this procedure. The film cuts scenes of a child's radiation therapy session with footage of children discussing the process within a doctor's waiting room.

Run Time

0:07:30

Format

16mm

Extent

400 feet

Color

Color

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Distribution Print

Genre

Medical (Non-fiction)

Form

Short

Subject

Children
Medicine
Health

Related Collections

Jerome L. Schulman Collection

Related Places

North America ➜ United States

Sponsor/client

W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation

Main Credits

Schulman, Jerome L. (is producer)

Shanahan, Richard (is director)

Additional Credits

Hodo, Gene (is contributor)

Schullman, Hal (is cinematographer)

Rehm, Joan (sound)

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