Julian Edelman Surprises Patients At Boston Children’s Hospital, Delivers Uplifting Message

Patriots wideout Julian Edelman decided to surprise patients at Boston Children’s Hospital, and yes, there are photos to show us how it went.

Edelman may be a beast on the field, but he always finds time for sick children. Parenthood made him soft and gentle, and Edelman knows that his visit will make a difference in someone’s life. He is the favorite Patriots character of many children which is why he visited the hospital.

Patriots players come to the children’s hospital really often, and now-retired tight end is a frequent visitor of the hospital. Gronk donated $80,000 through his Gronk Nation Foundation right the Super Bowl celebration.

Patriots rookies made their visit, too.

Damien Harris, Yodny Cajuste, Hjalte Froholdt and Byron Cowart visited children and even posed for a photo. Do you know that one of the patients, Adam, called Damien “Shorty”? That’s his new nickname.

“I was walking around with a bunch of O-linemen and D-linemen, so they’re all like 6’3″ or above. From now on call me Shorty,” Damien said.

“I genuinely had a good time coloring today,” N’Keal Harry said.

“I just want to put it on the record that my coloring was a lot better than N’Keal’s,” Joejuan Williams added. “These kids are some fighters. It definitely humbles me, and it definitely makes me be grateful for the things that I have and what I’ve been through because there’s always somebody that’s going through a little bit worse than you. Just coming here and seeing them smile and trying to make their day, that was definitely the best experience.”

“Sometimes we take things for granted and we don’t really see a big picture how fortunate we are,” Damien said. “Doing things like this and seeing what other people go through and being able to provide them with some joy, whether it’s two minutes or whatever, it’s a great opportunity for us.”

Hopefully, other athletes will do the same thing for these kids. Struggling with a terrible disease, and Edelman decided to cheer them up. It was excellent! You can’t just ignore the smiles on these kids’ faces!

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