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Friday, December 18, 2009

The Children's Hospital

Yesterday I covered a story for the newspaper at The Children's Hospital, a state of the art facility dedicated to improve the health of children through the provision of high-quality coordinated programs of patient care, education, research and advocacy.  I was so impressed with the building, but then I talked to a volunteer who has been welcoming the little patients and their families for 13 years and I was really moved by the staff's dedication - he told me about witnessing a nurse soothing a two week old baby who needed major, painful treatment, in such a way that brought tears to my eyes.  As I was metering my camera for the shoot, one of the little patients came towards me, showing me his new toy - with his Mom's permission, I took this shot, which makes me feel so thankful for all the wonderful people at The Children's Hospital, staff and volunteers alike, who understand giving and caring is not a once a year event rather a lifestyle.


1 comment:

  1. What a great story to cover this time of year. Makes you realize the little things we can do matter so much.

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