SOFT TOYS MAKE LIFE BEARABLE : GIRL'S CUDDLY GIFTS HELP KIDS IN ORDEALS.Byline: R.A. Hutchinson Daily News Staff Writer Her arms loaded with packages gaily gai·ly also gay·ly adv. 1. In a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner; merrily. 2. With bright colors or trimmings; showily: gaily dressed in ribbons and flounces. wrapped in cellophane cellophane, thin, transparent sheet or tube of regenerated cellulose. Cellophane is used in packaging and as a membrane for dialysis. It is sometimes dyed and can be moisture-proofed by a thin coating of pyroxylin. , 13-year-old Hillary Levun paid a visit to the emergency room at Columbia Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Depositing the gift of large, stuffed teddy bears on a spare bed, the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. girl explained how she wants the cuddly cud·dle v. cud·dled, cud·dling, cud·dles v.tr. To fondle in the arms; hug tenderly. See Synonyms at caress. v.intr. To nestle; snuggle. n. toys to go to young, frightened children being treated in the emergency room. ``I just hope that the kids who get them will feel better. I hope they won't be as scared,'' Hillary said. For Hillary, the bears symbolize a family struggle that started two years ago when her mother, Lorie, became ill from a rare form of cancer. In the mother's ongoing ordeal with cancer, she turned to teddy bears for comfort. ``When I became extremely ill over a period of time, the bears became very important to me,'' she said. ``The Indians believe the bears have a special healing power. I do, too. I cuddle them all the time.'' Hillary, who saw the comfort her mother derived from her bears, decided others could benefit, too. ``It just hit me one day that this would be nice to do for others,'' Hillary said. She checked with a few large health care organizations such as Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and City of Hope, but officials there said they were well supplied with donated stuffed animals
A stuffed animal is toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old – home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the . She then called Los Robles, where emergency room personnel said they would welcome the donation to help comfort frightened, nervous children under their care. ``That's so wonderful,'' said Lynn Tadlock, prehospital-care coordinator. ``When a child comes in and is afraid, we'll give them a little handmade bunny that our volunteers make. But these are so nice.'' Tadlock said sometimes, during the course of treatment, a child's parents are asked to leave to give physicians and nurses room to work. Then something to hold especially helps the child. ``We definitely have the need. The children are going to love these,'' Tadlock said. Hillary said her whole family, including her 11-year-old brother Marc, and her father, Roy, have become fond of bears. Marc has a bear, Snuggles, that he's had since he was a toddler. Hillary wears teddy bear earrings, given to her by a friend, and confides in Chin-Chin, a stuffed panda panda, name for two nocturnal Asian mammals of the order Carnivora: the red panda, Ailurus fulgens, and the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca. bear. ``I want the bears to go to any kid who comes in here who's scared or just needs someone to talk to,'' she said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Hillary Levun, 13, holds up one of the teddy bears s he has donated for use in a hospital emergency room. Tina Gerson/Daily News |
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