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Bear Hug Project Donates over 500 Teddy Bears to Hospitalized Kids
31 Dec 2020
A man in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is on a mission to provide comforting teddy bears for children staying in local hospitals.
When 51-year-old Noel Schoessow was in fourth grade, he suffered an eye injury then underwent surgery and was in the hospital for a year recovering, according to the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
“I remember those days, and I remember the loneliness,” he said, adding that his family gave him a puppet named Fido that became a source of comfort.
Now, Schoessow is doing the same for hospitalized children.
In 2011, he started the nonprofit Bear Hug Project whose goal is to “provide an anonymous gift of a stuffed animal to each and every child at Christmas,” its website read.
Notable Heroes in Health Care: Danny Walrath
RN, Waukesha Memorial Hospital
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Danny Walrath works in the Waukesha Memorial Hospital cardiac care unit with COVID patients. He has a gentle, compassionate demeanor and positive attitude always concerned about his patients comfort and well-being. He also frequently assumes a mentoring role with less experienced nurses.
Walrath has received a Nurse Excellence Award as an educator and mentor from Aurora Health Care. He has great communication skills with his patients. He especially enjoys sharpening his Spanish skills with Hispanic patients. Whenever possible, he makes a point of keeping the family of his patients in the communication loop.