“All the mothers tell us: these drawings brighten up the service and warm the atmosphere. The service has been installed in these premises for 2 years now. Initially, we had white walls. Like her colleagues, this neonatal pediatric nurse at the Bel-Air Woman-Mother-Child Hospital never tires of admiring the work done by Mélissa Fries. The latter, a Moselle artist, was chosen by Enchanted Pediatrics to adorn the walls of the neonate ‘with a large animal fresco crossing the four seasons.
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A budget of 8,000 €
It all started in 2019, explains Sophie Smenda, project manager at the association. “We were approached by Doctor Eric Welter, head of the Woman-Mother-Child pole of the CHR Metz-Thionville, after consulting the framework and the neonatal care teams. We launched a call for candidates and Mélissa was selected. She started the fresco before the health crisis and resumed it at the end of 2020. ”This fresco covers the walls of the corridor, but must also extend to the 18 rooms with small colored reminders. Upon entry, for example, families come across a nice octopus intended to accommodate the trombinoscope of the nursing team. Further on, a mole takes it easy, its back against a carrot! And a fox faces winter, bundled up in a scarf and a hat. To obtain this reassuring setting, the Enchanted Pediatrics paid € 8,000, with the support of the Rotary Club Thionville Malbrouck. “We finance this type of project thanks to service clubs, associations, private donations, corporate sponsorship, the Hospital Foundation … Without them, nothing would be possible,” says Sophie Smenda.
And as the concept of the fresco appeals to everyone, it is the turn of Pediatric Emergencies to take on color. With brushes, the Thionville artist Lise-Marie Moyen. This time, and thanks to the generosity of the Rotary Club Thionville Rive Droite, the patient can begin to follow the adventures of Bobo the monkey throughout his journey, from admission to the treatment room. The fresco is expected to be completed at the end of this year. Finally, in 2022, on the same principle, it will be a question of embellishing the premises of pediatrics.
La Pédiatrie enchantée, tel. : 03 87 55 34 40.
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