The 8-year-old heart transplant candidate got a hankering for the briny bite once she started preparing for her procedure.
Bayse began her treatment at home in Medway, Massachusetts, while she was still seven years old.
Once school let out in June, she went inpatient at Boston Children’s, where she met chef and program manager of culinary services Sarah Bryce.
She uses cooking and food to engage with patients and (hopefully) make their time spent at the hospital a bit more fun.
“I really wanted to make a difference,” she says of the decision to revisit the hospital in a non-patient capacity.
Bryce tells TODAY.com she received several emails from Bayse’s doctors and administrative caretakers about her craving for pickles.
CORRECTION (Sept. 24, 2024, 3:45 p.m.): An earlier version of this article mislabeled a staff member from the Association of Child Life Professionals. »
