COVID-19 inspiration: ‘Can’t wait to see you and give you a hug’
Whiteboard messages from patients provide a dose of hope and inspiration during the pandemic.
Taylor Ballek is a multimedia visual storyteller for the Health Beat team. Born in Winfield, Illinois, she went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from Central Michigan University in 2015. Her love for storytelling continues to grow with every person she has the privilege to meet through her journey of photojournalism. In her spare time she enjoys hammocking near Lake Michigan, rollerblading, collecting antique clocks, trying new restaurants and traveling to new cities.
Whiteboard messages from patients provide a dose of hope and inspiration during the pandemic.
Hudsonville Ice Cream donates 3,000 pints to Spectrum Health employees as part of the local company's Random Acts of Ice Cream initiative.
Through a window and whiteboard, patients share their love and insights with community and family members.
Riggs Wilder Deming is the first baby of the year.
Charlie, a miniature therapy horse, visited his favorite neigh-bors in Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.
Star Wars characters visit patients and lift spirits at children's hospital.
The third annual Epic Toy Drive came rolling in true to form this holiday season—a group of giving students with a busload of toys.
The Bottomless Toy Chest delivers more than 350 toys to children in the hospital.
Young hematology and oncology patients and siblings shop for presents for their families.
Superhero swoops into children's hospital for a visit.
Young patients experience that back-to-school feeling with an afternoon of fun activities.
Seventeen children's hospital patients became celebrities for the night with the West Michigan Whitecaps.