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Photos: Halloween events are treats for Children’s patients

Published on Monday, November 2, 2020

Patients at the state’s only children’s hospital were treated to Halloween games and goodies last Friday when costumed care teams went room to room for reverse trick-or-treating. Patients watched for everyone from superheroes to Disney princesses and filled out scavenger hunt game cards during the afternoon.

Children's of Mississippi patient Cash Ward of Summit plays a costume scavenger hunt game with child life specialist Tiffany Key, who is dressed as a social (media) butterfly.
Cash Ward of Summit, a Children's of Mississippi patient, plays a costume scavenger hunt game with Tiffany Key, a child life specialist dressed as a social (media) butterfly.
Bringing Halloween fun to Children's of Mississippi patients are, from left Avery Parman, Anna Peoples, hospital chaplain Mark Gilbert, Director of Pastoral Services Doris Whitaker and hospital chaplain Linda McComb.
Bringing Halloween fun to Children's of Mississippi patients are, from left, Avery Parman; Anna Peoples; Mark Gilbert, hospital chaplain; Doris Whitaker, director of pastoral services; and Linda McComb, hospital chaplain.
Children's of Mississippi patient Calvionne Fox of Hattiesburg plays a Halloween costume scavenger hunt game Friday with hospital staff including nurse practitioners Amy Lowery Carroll, center, and Amanda Hodges.
Calvionne Fox of Hattiesburg, a Children's of Mississippi patient, plays a Halloween costume scavenger hunt game with hospital staff, including Amy Lowery Carroll, center, and Amanda Hodges, nurse practitioners.
Louise Dove, a project manager in the Department of Pediatrics, spins the wheel on a Halloween game for patients.
Louise Dove, a project manager in the Department of Pediatrics, spins the wheel on a Halloween game for patients.
William Blain of Natchez wears a Dalmatian-print onesie and cap as part of the NICU Halloween celebration.
William Blain of Natchez wears a Dalmatian-print onesie and cap as part of the NICU Halloween celebration.
Health care heroes at Children's of Mississippi include, from left, RNs Emily Berry, Megan Gordon, Samantha Siviglia, Lauren Metz and Stacey Wilson.
Health care heroes at Children's of Mississippi include nurses, from left, Emily Berry, Megan Gordon, Samantha Siviglia, Lauren Metz and Stacey Wilson.
Children's of Mississippi patient Hayes Jenkins of Clinton smiles while awaiting reverse trick-or-treating to arrive at his room.
Hayes Jenkins of Clinton, a Children's of Mississippi patient, smiles while awaiting reverse trick-or-treating to arrive at his room.
Reverse trick-or-treaters are, from left, Hannah Oliver as Little Red Riding Hood, Melissa Shields as a bath loofah, and Amy Lowery Carroll, Michelle Goreth and Amanda Hodges as the witches from the movie "Hocus Pocus."
Reverse trick-or-treaters include, from left, Hannah Oliver as Little Red Riding Hood, Melissa Shields as a bath loofah, and Amy Lowery Carroll, Michelle Goreth and Amanda Hodges as the witches from the movie "Hocus Pocus."
Hospital chaplain Mark Gilbert holds a Halloween game board for patient Cassidy Parker of Jackson as mom Natasha Parker takes a photo.
Mark Gilbert, hospital chaplain, holds a Halloween game board for Cassidy Parker of Jackson, a Children's of Mississippi patient, while her mother, Natasha Parker, takes a photo.
Bringing Halloween fun to Children's of Mississippi patients are, from left, Lindsey Miller, child life specialist Erinn Funches and hospital school teachers Kathy Rankin, Kathy Doonan, Allyn Anderson and Jessica Warren.
Bringing Halloween fun to Children's of Mississippi patients are, from left, Lindsey Miller; Erinn Funches, child life specialist; and Kathy Rankin, Kathy Doonan, Allyn Anderson and Jessica Warren, hospital school teachers.
Children's of Mississippi patient Kaiyden Lynch of Jackson smiles in his Halloween costume Friday.
Kaiyden Lynch of Jackson, a Children's of Mississippi patient, smiles in his Halloween costume.
The NICU medical team and Dr. Mobolaji Famuyide, center, celebrated Halloween on Friday by wearing costumes with the theme of "101 Dalmatians." Their patients wore Dalmatian-spotted onesies and caps.
The NICU medical team and Dr. Mobolaji Famuyide, center, celebrated Halloween by wearing costumes with the theme of "101 Dalmatians." Their patients wore Dalmatian-spotted onesies and caps.
The “Zoo Crew” from the Department of Pediatrics includes, from left, Shanda Barrett, Cali Foreman, Louise Dove, Natalie Hutto, Dr. Mary Taylor, Shannon Hoover, Katie Sanders and Selena Daniel.
The “Zoo Crew” from the Department of Pediatrics includes, from left, Shanda Barrett, Cali Foreman, Louise Dove, Natalie Hutto, Dr. Mary Taylor, Shannon Hoover, Katie Sanders and Selena Daniel.
The Seven Dwarves of 3C are, from left, RNs Callie May, Claire Rounsaville, Tatum Hebert, Drew Stringer, Baylie Leblanc, Carmaron Thompson and Iesha Johnson.
The Seven Dwarves of 3C include nurses, from left, Callie May, Claire Rounsaville, Tatum Hebert, Drew Stringer, Baylie Leblanc, Carmaron Thompson and Iesha Johnson.
House officer Dr. Tasha Coleman checks Children's of Mississippi NICU patient (and fellow Dalmatian) Dallas Hughes of Hattiesburg.
Dr. Tasha Coleman, house officer, checks Dallas Hughes of Hattiesburg, a Children's of Mississippi NICU patient and fellow Dalmatian.
Nurses on 5C donated more than 300 goodie bags for Jackson Public Schools students and read stories to them as they picked up packets for distance learning. From left are Kayleigh Moore, Julia Joseph, Blake Fulton, Laura King and Kelley Wood.
Nurses on 5C donated more than 300 goodie bags for Jackson Public Schools students and read stories to them as they picked up packets for distance learning. Among the nurses participating in the effort are, from left, Kayleigh Moore, Julia Joseph, Blake Fulton, Laura King and Kelley Wood.