Hospital staff help young Texas cancer patient build real snowman inside
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A snowman built inside a child s hospital room in Texas.
A North Texas child battling cancer seeing snow for the first time, got to do something that at first seemed out of the question: build a snowman.
Plano, Texas (KTVT) A North Texas child battling cancer seeing snow for the first time, got to do something that at first seemed out of the question: build a snowman.
The patient was not able to go outside due to chemotherapy treatment.
When team members at Children’s Medical Center Plano learned about the patient wanting to experience snow, staff took matters into their own hands.
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For mental health support related to COVID-19, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or text 741741 from anywhere in the country to text with a trained crisis counselor.
One evening in early October, 11-year-old Jordan typed the following into a Google document:
“give me 10 GOOD reasons why I shuldnt kill myself here
Share here:”
No reasons were listed.
Those words set off a cascade of actions. Since Jordan was using a school-issued computer, the Frisco Independent School District’s technology department flagged it for counselors. Jordan’s mother, Candice, was notified by the counselor at Jordan’s middle school the next morning before she left for work, who recommended she take him to get help.
<figcaption> Mental health experts say many students report feeling deeply anxious and depressed, in large part due to social isolation during the pandemic. <cite>Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune</cite>
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Mental health experts say many students report feeling deeply anxious and depressed, in large part due to social isolation during the pandemic. Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune
For mental health support related to COVID-19, call the state’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 833-986-1919. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or text 741741 from anywhere in the country to text with a trained crisis counselor. Read our mental health resource guide for more information.
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One evening in early October, 11-year-old Jordan typed the following into a Google document:
“give me 10 GOOD reasons why I shuldnt kill myself here