A weekly visitor to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is making an impact on parents—and the hospital’s smallest patients.
UPDATE - Meet NICU Grandpa who says "it gives me something to do that has meaning to it."
According to a Facebook post by CHOA, David, also known as “ICU Grandpa”, makes the rounds on Tuesdays and Thursdays, visiting and holding babies whose parents can’t be with them that day.
Photos | NICU Grandpa at CHOA comforts the smallest infants
Photos | NICU Grandpa at CHOA comforts the smallest infants The Children's Healthcare volunteer cuddles the babies too small to leave the NICU. (Kenny Hamilton - CHOA) 1 / 9
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A photo “taken by baby Logan’s mom as she fought back happy tears” has grabbed the hearts of thousands online, with already more than 34,000 likes and 6,000 shares.
David has been volunteering at the hospital, comforting its smallest patients, for 12 years.
michaelje0 on September 28th, 2017 at 22:39 UTC »
But if the baby has his scent, the mother will reject it when she comes back.
creepy_robot on September 28th, 2017 at 21:55 UTC »
I want to cuddle lonely babies. :(
06HDsporty on September 28th, 2017 at 18:58 UTC »
It's people like this that reminds me there is still good in society. Look at all the lives he is touching and most of those babies will never know. I hope if he ever ends up in the hospital the peoples lives he has touch come and visit him.