Philadelphia police officers brighten up the night for patients at Shriners Hospital
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police officers took time out of their day to brighten the night for some very special children at Shriners Hospital.
A section of North Broad Street shut down for about 20 minutes on Wednesday as officers flashed their cruiser lights and children shined flashlights from the windows of the hospital.
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Eileen Hayden Coombs came outside to document the second annual “Good Night Lights” event for her 20-year-old son Andrew.
"I just took a break from feeding him to see it and he wants me to take a video," she said.
Andrew suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident last July. He’s paralyzed from the shoulders down but his mom says he’s a fighter
"I want everyone to know and I want him to know that there’s hope for spinal cord injury and don’t ever give up," Eileen said.
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The lights are all about hope. They shined brightly between patients and police wishing all a speedy and full recovery.
"Obviously, they’re here for very serious reasons and to be able to bring a smile to children, especially when a child is in the hospital. It's the greatest feeling in the world," Father Steven Wetzel said.