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The Chiron Foundation delivers books to children in hospital over Christmas (21/12/2012)

With this delivery of books, Chiron Foundation wants children who are admitted during this holiday season to enjoy a quiet read told by a character as endearing as Snoopy.

The next, 24th and 25th December, Christmas Eve and Christmas, the Chiron Foundation will present the book "Why, Charlie, why?"

children hospitalized in the nineteen hospitals Chiron Hospital Group.

With this delivery of books, Chiron Foundation wants children who are admitted during this holiday season to enjoy a quiet read told by a character as endearing as Snoopy.

This book tells the story of Janice, a new girl in the neighborhood of Snoopy, which loves to swing.

Janice starts to feel sick and stops attending school, then his friends learn they are in the hospital because he has leukemia.

The story tells how the children live, Janice around school without hair and how to cure and may eventually return to play on the swings.

This text, which Schulz wrote at the request of an oncology nurse did not know how to explain to children and their friends the process of leukemia helps children understand a disease when it happens to them or someone around you, because describes the situations they go through the smallest in these processes.

The book is edited by Bruno and has the support Peanuts Worldwide, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation, the Chiron Foundation, insurer MetLife and Copyright Promotions Licensing Group

On the Chiron Foundation

Chiron Foundation was created in 2000 by Ms.

Wall pillar intended to collect the desire of Dr. D.

P. Gordon, founder of Chiron Hospital Group, and in memory of his son Publius, who was known for his special sensitivity to the problems of their environment.

The mission of the Foundation is to support social work for over 20 years are held in centers Chiron, always with the aim of promoting health in all its forms, both on social groups and individual levels.

This objective is achieved through constant research and biomedical education, development aid and social activities, with information campaigns and disease prevention.

Source: Agencias

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