Tag: Handmade
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‘A hug from the community’: Pikes Peak Hospice seeks red, white and blue blankets for veteran patients
Last year, as part of an ongoing effort to honor local military veterans, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care performed more than 100 “bedside salutes” and pinning ceremonies for veteran patients. The ceremonies include the gift of a handmade red, white and blue blanket, sewn or crocheted by a volunteer. In response to increasing patient…
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Texas woman creates more than 20 incubator covers for NICU babies at Children’s Hospital Colorado
A Texas woman with Pikes Peak-area ties has answered Children’s Hospital Colorado’s request for help making the first weeks of life easier for some of their littlest patients, and hopes others will do the same. In August, the Colorado Springs hospital’s neonatal intensive-care unit, or NICU, asked the public to donate to protect premature babies…