Former Porter patient rolls out Kids' Kart
Posted on June 27, 2011 |
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JAMEE BARNUM, 11, presents Porter Hospital nurse manager Roe Provetto with a cart full of books, movies, puzzles and toys to be enjoyed by young patients. Barnum, a recent patient at Porter, raised more than $300 to purchase the cart and contents.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
MIDDLEBURY — Future young patients at Porter Hospital will owe a debt of gratitude to 11-year-old Jamee Barnum, who recently turned 10 days of post-operative boredom into a quest to provide entertainment options for other recuperating kids.
It was back in late March that the New Haven resident took ill — while eating her own birthday cake, no less. Her parents took her to Porter Hospital, where she received a disturbing diagnosis: Her appendix had ruptured, requiring speedy surgery.
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