Waterbury HEALTH - Stories with a Pulse
Stories with a Pulse was started by Jeremy Rodorigo, director of business development at Waterbury HEALTH. This blog brings you a different side of healthcare, one of passion, love, wellness and community. You’ll hear from caregivers, patients, and community members whose lives have been changed or influenced by healthcare. The storytellers will share experiences will teach you about life, health, friendship and determination. These are different human stories and a side of medicine you may not always hear or experience.
Waterbury HEALTH - Stories with a Pulse
The Giving Doll
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Jeremy Rodorigo
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Season 2
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Episode 3
In this episode, host Jeremy Rodorigo meets with four women from The Giving Doll. A national group, The Giving Doll is an organization that provides hand-made dolls to children and adults who may need emotional comfort for medical and social reasons.
A local chapter of the group is based at Oxford Greens, a 55+ community in Oxford. Dolls from this chapter are used locally at various locations including Waterbury Hospital's ER, Beacon Hose Company #1 Ambulance, Naugatuck Ambulance and many others.
The Giving Doll is an all-volunteer organization that operates on donations and gifts from the community. For more information, visit Thegivingdoll.org