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In pediatrics, the clock ticks down to Christmas for families
Hospital staff works to get kids home or brighten the holiday for those who stay
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Melody Owusu and 18-month-old daughter Laura stay in one of the Northeast Georgia Medical Center pediatric unit Wednesday, Dec 20, 2017 as the infant suffers from respiratory ailment. - photo by Scott Rogers
Melody Owusu cradled her child in a dim hospital room, oxygen lines snaking from beneath the baby’s nose over the edge of the bed.