Brightening the Lives of
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Juliet Veal – certified
child life specialist and special events and volunteer
coordinator at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta,
Georgia.
 
Because most of her teenage patients were unable to
attend their high school proms, Juliet Veal wanted
to help them make up for the missed experience. Together
with the Atlanta
chapter of the Starlight
Starbright Children's Foundation (an international,
non-profit organization dedicated to improving the
quality of life of seriously ill children), Veal organized
the first annual Starlight Prom for seriously and chronically
ill teenagers. She turned her office into a makeshift
boutique with more than 30 bridesmaid's dresses for
the teens to choose from. "It was unbelievable," she
remembers. "I'd known the kids as patients …
it was amazing to see them dancing and having the best
time, even the kids with walkers and amputees. At the
end of it, all the kids were exchanging phone numbers
and crying because they didn't want to leave."
Veal continues to volunteer with the Starlight Children's
Foundation, coordinating monthly hospital parties and,
currently, planning the sixth annual Starlight Prom.
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Article published on Sep 15
04 12:59AM.
Originally published in the
Spring 2003 issue of MedHunters Magazine. |
