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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Santa Claus ditched the sleigh Wednesday and took an ambulance to sojourn the boys and girls astatine Kaweah Health successful Visalia.
“This is my 3rd clip visiting Kaweah Healthcare," Santa said. "It conscionable brings everybody together, brings much hope.”
Organizers say, typically, erstwhile radical spell to the infirmary they are suffering. But connected Wednesday, they got to acquisition a small Christmas magic, and with it, a renewed consciousness of hope.
One specified diligent was 9-year-old Jacob who has been successful the infirmary for six weeks. He insists helium has been bully this twelvemonth – for the astir part.
“I had my ups and downs,” Jacob said.
As Santa made his mode done 4 infirmary departments, everyone from the young children to the unit members smiled erstwhile they heard jingle bells coming down the hall.
“Most radical are present during a truly hard time. Sickness is simply a hard time. So being capable to bring Santa onto the floors for our patients and our unit it's a truly bully feeling to beryllium a portion of that,” Kaweah Health Director of Community and Patient Experience Deborah Volosin said.
Volosin says the Christmas play brings radical hope, which tin beryllium a almighty medicine.
“If you don't person hope, it's harder to get better. But erstwhile you person hope, everything looks a small brighter,” Volosin said.
