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Jul 11, 2008

"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." --Pantanjali

Easing Childrens' Hospital Fears

It seems logical and reasonable, now, that in a children's hospital, it should be someone's job to make kids with serious illnesses less fearful and more comfortable as a boon to their treatment and recovery. But 44 years ago, when Myra Fox started working at Boston Children's Hospital, it was something new. "It was a whole different way of looking at the whole child, and not just the medical problem," says Fox, who retired in June 2008. Now, it is an established profession, and Fox has even inspired a character in the famous book, "Curious George Goes to the Hospital." Fox has had a deep relationship with thousands of children, parents and siblings over the years. "There's such joy I'm sharing in whatever pleasure they get." NBC shares Fox's inspiring story.