{"id":152995,"date":"2018-02-15T02:53:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T07:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=152995"},"modified":"2018-02-15T02:53:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T07:53:43","slug":"first-lady-brings-valentines-day-cheer-to-kids-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/15\/first-lady-brings-valentines-day-cheer-to-kids-in-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"First lady brings Valentine’s Day cheer to kids in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Melania Trump (Photo by Marc Nozell\/Flickr, CC BY 2.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BETHESDA, Md. \u2014 Melania Trump brought some Valentine’s Day cheer Wednesday to children receiving medical treatment at a private facility on the campus of the National Institutes of Health.<\/p>\n

During the visit, the first lady was informed by her staff of a shooting at a South Florida high school. She later tweeted her condolences as her motorcade sped back to the White House through rush-hour traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart is heavy over the school shooting in Florida. Keeping all affected in my thoughts & prayers,\u201d she wrote. A spokeswoman said she has asked for continuous updates on the shooting.<\/p>\n

At the centre, Mrs. Trump \u2014 dressed for the occasion in a belted red coat \u2014 helped one group of kids decorate heart-shaped cookies with white frosting and sprinkles. She later distributed White House holiday cards and accepted handmade ones from a larger group that included the cookie decorators.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy Valentine’s Day,\u201d the first lady said as she greeted each patient, who ranged in age from 4 to 26. She asked whether they liked Children’s Inn, how they were feeling and what they liked to do.<\/p>\n

Four-year-old Jared Rogers of Pennsylvania didn’t wait for the first lady to come to his table. He rushed toward her with a decorated Valentine’s paper gift bag and got a hug in return. Another patient gave the first lady a pair of sunglasses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is very fashionable,\u201d she said, holding them up.<\/p>\n

Children’s Inn is a private, non-profit facility for seriously ill children, and their families, who are participating in clinical trials at NIH.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Trump is focusing her work as first lady on the well-being of children. She visited a children’s hospital in Cincinnati last week to get a briefing on Ohio’s opioid epidemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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