When Billie Jean Thompson’s daughter was about to turn three, she broke her arm and wound up in Pediatrics at Cox South. While she was there, the staff of Child Life gave her a teddy bear that Billie Jean says made all the difference.“She still has that teddy bear,” she says with a laugh. “That was pretty cool.”
Billie Jean is a caregiver for Rena Rideout of West Plains and when Rena mentioned she had some stuffed animals at home that had never been played with, Thompson saw an opportunity.
“She wanted to donate them to somewhere where kids need them and I said, ‘I know the place,’” Billie Jean says.
They were in Springfield for a doctor’s appointment Friday afternoon and they made a stop to drop off a wagon full of toys for kids in Pediatrics.
The Child Life department accepts donations of toys that are new or unused.
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