![]() When Widmar came in with a blanket as a gift, the woman shared her thoughts. In a large corner room with windows on two sides, a young woman, originally from India, sat in a chair. On Wednesday, Widmar was at the top of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital high-rise building. “Everyone’s a big kid, especially when you’re sick.” There’s so much for them, and adults, when they’re sick, they need a blankie too,” Widmar said. ![]() “There’s so many things when you go into the children’s wards. LISTEN: WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports READ MORE: Chicago Weather: Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Some Areas Lake Effect Snow Lingers A blanket gave her comfort, and now she is giving out hundreds to adult cancer patients. CHICAGO (CBS) - More than five years now cancer-free, a 24-year-old Chicago woman is now in her fourth year of giving out blankets to hospitalized cancer patients.Īs WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports, Katie Widmar was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma when she was 18.
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