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Careers at CHOP
Careers at CHOP
“I’m not sure why Corporal Williams was able to get through to Chase,” said Chase’s mom. “But whatever it was, he showed up when he didn’t have to—when a desperate mom needed him the most!"
Margaux was strengthened by the kindness of a stranger who, at three in the morning, cared enough to make sure she was okay. “Alex made me feel like I could go back and do my job. He reminded me of the community that can be found even at a huge hospital.”
Jennifer and Theresa gave her a mannequin to practice braiding hair—an ideal form of therapy to maintain hand dexterity after surgery.
A patient recovering from surgery was on his fourth day of not being allowed to eat. He woke up nauseous and spent most of the morning vomiting.
Fortunately, Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy professionals Michal Warchol and Andrea Dillard had been paying attention to his interests. They helped the patient—a WWE superfan—interview some of his favorite wrestlers at our broadcast media center, Seacrest Studios. After a difficult morning, he told his mother it was “the best day of his life.”
Fortunately, Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy professionals Michal Warchol and Andrea Dillard had been paying attention to his interests. They helped the patient—a WWE superfan—interview some of his favorite wrestlers at our broadcast media center, Seacrest Studios. After a difficult morning, he told his mother it was “the best day of his life.”
