He was literally cut off from his friends, and at time, his own family. Luke was rarely able to leave his room or the hospital because his white blood cell count was too low and the infection risk was too great. Days turned into weeks and eventually to months. Doctors, nurses, and staff worked to make him as comfortable as possible as he underwent round after round of chemotherapy. Luke’s four-month journey began when he was brought in to McLane Children’s Hospital Scott & White. AML is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.

This was the case for 11-year-old Luke Edmunds who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) on September 16, 2015. Let’s face it, it’s not the ideal place children want to be, but unfortunately life happens. Imagine being stuck in a hospital room in isolation from the world for three months as a child. It takes an individual or individuals being conscious of others’ suffering or misfortune, but instead of just watching, you want to do something.

Compassionate care, it’s a term you often hear, but what does it really look like? It comes in many forms and through acts of random kindness.

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