{"id":194663,"date":"2019-01-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/194663\/paediatric-patients-and-parents-share-some-festive-fun\/"},"modified":"2019-01-10T11:14:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T09:14:40","slug":"paediatric-patients-and-parents-share-some-festive-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/01\/10\/paediatric-patients-and-parents-share-some-festive-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Paediatric patients and parents share some festive fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is nothing worse than being stuck in hospital over the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>But for some there is no choice.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>To help lift the mood of the paediatric patients and their parents, Life Roseacres Hospital and Medirest added some fun by encouraging everyone to decorate a gingerbread house.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113842\/mommies-to-be-get-some-helpful-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mommies-to-be get some helpful tips<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/104638\/roseacres-welcomes-four-sets-of-twins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roseacres welcomes four sets of twins<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Carina van Vuuren (Life Roseacres Hospital\u2019s catering manager) and her daughter Wiandri headed-up the recent project.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The project was a hit and everyone involved had a great time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_194665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194665\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194665\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/01\/01GCNGENERALLIFE_70998-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/01\/01GCNGENERALLIFE_70998-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/01\/01GCNGENERALLIFE_70998-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/01\/01GCNGENERALLIFE_70998-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/01\/01GCNGENERALLIFE_70998.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wiandri van Vuuren and paediatric patient\u2019s mom\u2019s Tenika Venter, Jacky Shokkos, Jordan De Almeida, and Keeshia De Almeida, work on the gingerbread house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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