Hundreds of kids spending Christmas Day in the hospital had the chance to take part in a Christmas wonderland, thanks to a dad whose own daughter died at the age of 7. Patients at Children’s of Alabama, a pediatric hospital in Birmingham, got to meet Santa Claus, see snow, do Christmas crafts and pick
Hundreds of kids spending Christmas Day in the hospital had the chance to take part in a Christmas wonderland, thanks to a dad whose own daughter died at the age of 7.
Mary Beth was born premature and with a congenital heart defect known as hypoplastic right heart syndrome. She underwent her first surgery at 6 months old and ultimately had six open heart surgeries, including a heart transplant in 2011. Miller's experience spending months and months in the hospital with Mary Beth, including one Christmas, led him to offer his help to make kids' experiences in hospitals the best they can be.
Miller, of Warrior, Alabama, works at a local Ace Hardware store. He spent nearly five weeks contacting Ace Hardware stores and their suppliers and distributors to donate artificial Christmas trees."Mark is really humble and likes to dole out credit to others but all I did was ask," said Emily Bridges, community development coordinator at Children's of Alabama, who worked with Miller to organize the event.
"It was so fulfilling and meaningful as well to see the relief on the parents’ faces," added Bridges."All you want to do as a parent is give your child the world and when you’re stuck in the hospital, to be able to give them a moment of excitement and joy, you just see that weight lifted off their shoulders. It was just a moment they could be a normal family."
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