ICU Grandpa: This old man holds, cuddles babies at hospital when their parents aren't around
An old man who is lovingly called ICU Grandpa is rocking babies with his love and care. ICU Grandpa cuddles newborns when their parents aren't around.
An old man is cuddling babies at an hospital in Atlanta when the parents of the newborns aren't around. An older, bespectacled man who rocks babies is called ICU Grandpa.
He has been offering snuggles as an official volunteer at the hospital for 12 years.
A Facebook post has gone viral where the hospital wrote that the old man Deutchman has a very specific cuddling schedule.
On Tuesdays, he visits the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) to hold babies whose parents can't be with them that day. On Thursdays, he makes rounds in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit).
The old Deutchman is the hospital legend.
The Facebook post is overflowing with comments from parents who have been touched by his kindness and generosity.
According to science, the newborns who get food and shelter along with love and bonding thrive better than those who don't.
The aforementioned reason has perhaps given many volunteer cuddlers which are now common at hospitals around the country.
We all can learn a thing or two form the legend who has been holding patients, and their parents' hands for more than a decade.