A New York 5th grader is going above and beyond to provide comfort to hospital patients after watching her grandpa battle pancreatic cancer.
10-year-old, Sophie Enderton, makes chemo comfort packages in memory of her grandfather, who unfortunately passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Her grandfather was diagnosed in October 2021, and during his battle, Sophie learned firsthand about the struggles that come with chemotherapy. This inspired her to give back to help those who most needed it.
Even though her grandfather passed away, Sophie continues to make goody bags for patients in the buffalo hospital- the same hospital where her grandfather was treated.
Along with her family, Sophie put together crocheted bags and filled each with items to comfort the patients, including blankets, small pillows, games, word searches, fuzzy socks, and mitts.
Sophie has donated ten bags that she has put together, and she has received thank you notes for her hard work and consideration.
Her new goal is to give 20 comfort bags to pediatric and adult cancer patients to honor her grandfather’s birthday in March.
“Sophie and her grandpa were super close, and I think this helps her to stay close to him now that he’s passed away,” Sophie’s mom, Jilian, said.
Even the community has gotten involved in this initiative by donating items for goody bags to Sophie and her family.
She is even considering a future working with nonprofits and giving back to the community in any way that she can.
“She likes to be in charge. So, she’ll be good at that,” Jillian said.
“I’m part of a few nonprofit committees in our community. So maybe, hopefully, she wanted to follow in my footsteps a little bit. I don’t think I was as aware as she is of what’s going on.”
