Because of the amount of time he spends in the hospital, Garrett knows things most 8 year olds don't. He knows nursing mnemonic devices like "white on the right, smoke (black) over fire (red)" will lead to correct EKG lead placement. He knows what type of iron infusion to request so it won't feel like it's burning going through his IV. He knows the different buttons to push on an infusion pump if the line is occluded or if the syringe is empty and tells nurses when he thinks it's time for them to "flush his line and not just do a reset." Lately, he's also been a lot more hands on. He removed his own feeding tube, has done a lot of the work to take care of his own ostomy, "helps" the nurses change his lines, and tonight even got involved to the extent it was safe in removing his PICC line! The PICC removal was a big step forward toward discharge. While we wish Garrett's natural curiosity and intelligence were being exercised in way