Harvey’s Gang In 2013, Harvey Buster Baldwin was admitted to Worthing Hospital after a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. At just six years old, Harvey was treated in the children’s department of the hospital, and as an inquisitive child, asked many questions of the staff around him. He wanted to know what happened to his blood samples - where they went, what was done to them, and why the information was important. Some of the many questions asked by Harvey could not be answered by the staff that he was in contact with, be it due to a lack of time or specific knowledge. Harvey’s Play Specialists (hospital staff specifically tasked with treating children through play activities to make the hospital experience more fun) contacted Malcolm Robinson, who worked in the Pathology lab at Worthing Hospital. They queried a tour of the lab for Harvey, to answer these questions and provide a better insight. Malcolm obliged, and Harvey was given the smallest lab coat available, as well as a makeshift ‘I.D. card’. Along with a few pens in his top pocket, Harvey was a veritable scientist. During his tour around the laboratory, Harvey continually asked questions, all of which could now be answered. Just as the laboratory staff fueled Harvey’s thirst for knowledge with their answers, Harvey’s enthusiasm in turn reminded the staff of their own passion.
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