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Wednesday 3 January 2018

Token of Appreciation for Dr. Horacio E. Oduber Hospital:

Crocheted Hats for Premature Babies from Mrs. Susan de Roos

ORANJESTAD – A lovely to-
ken of appreciation was
bestowed to Dr. Horacio E.
Oduber Hospital during the
Christmas season this year:
crocheted hats for prema-
ture babies, courtesy of the
caring heart and hands of
Mrs. Susan de Roos, a Cos-
ta Linda Beach Resort Time-
share Owner of multiple
weeks.

In Susan’s own words: “We wear.
love to travel! Of course we Crochet hats for the babies
love to travel to our “home brings a bit of cheerfulness
away from home,” Aruba. to what is often a stressful
While sitting on an airplane situation.”
for hours, crocheting is a Mrs. de Roos handed them
great way to pass the time over to the nurses of Dr.
and keep busy. Donat- Horacio E. Oduber Hospi-
ing crochet items to char- tal who give the babies of
ity helps others and also is
a chance to be more in-
volved in the community.
Crocheting hats for prema-
ture babies is a way to give
back to the community!”
“Premature and low birth
weight babies usually have
very little body fat and are
unable to regulate their
own temperature, even in
a warm environment.
Since a baby can lose large
amounts of heat through
his or her head, they are
usually given a warm hat to

Aruba tremendous care full
of love.
Mrs. de Roos concludes,
“we hope that these hats
will brighten a day for ba-
bies in Aruba and maybe
inspire others who crochet
to make hats also.
There are many free pat-
terns on the internet - just
search for ‘preemie hat
free crochet patterns,’ or if
you knit “preemie hat free
knitting pattern.’”q