El Paso, Texas – September 27, 2010 – The Children’s Hospital at Providence located at 2001 N. Oregon, will be hosting Casa Ford (local car dealership) starting today at 1pm on the third floor at Kidsville. The dealership will be providing caps to the hospitalized pediatric patients at the Children’s Hospital at Providence. The hospital on average treats approximately 500 pediatric oncology in-patients per year. MEDIA IS INVITED.
The caps are needed to help cancer patients during one of the most difficult parts of their treatment. Approximately 650,000 Americans receive chemotherapy each year many of those are pediatric according to the American Cancer Society. Many of these patients face the heart wrenching side effect of chemotherapy hair loss during treatments meant to help them recover. Not only must these tiny cancer patients face a life-threatening illness, they must also learn to deal with seeing a different person in the mirror.
Wearing these special caps can help suddenly-bald cancer patients feel like themselves again. The caps fend off the cold, as well as unwelcome stares, and provide another headgear option.
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