Kim Kardashian West has been profiled in Variety’s ‘Power of Women’ issue for her work with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
via Variety:
Kim Kardashian West started to work
with the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles seven years ago, after a
friend’s child got sick. She not only donates proceeds from her eBay
auction store to the nonprofit, but she also carves out time to
regularly visit patients and their parents, especially during the
holidays.
“My father passed away from cancer,”
says Kardashian West, who lost her dad, Robert, in 2003. “I remember
what it was like when my dad was going through it. You see the kids that
are so strong. They feel so helpless. You want to do anything to help
them.”
Children’s Hospital L.A. offers care
to 107,000 children annually from around the world. Doctors are trained
in 350 specialties in the medical field. DeAnn Marshall, a senior vice
president, says that Kardashian West’s visits are meaningful to the
children and staff. “Her involvement has always been laser-focused,”
Marshall says. “Her positive spirit and genuine concern for their
situations has lifted up many families during unimaginable times.”
On some of these visits, Kardashian
West will sit at the patient’s bedside alone. Other times, she’ll bring
along her husband, Kanye West, or her sisters. She’ll arrive at the
hospital armed with presents such as iTunes gift cards or beauty
products. “We’ll sit and paint our nails together,” Kardashian West
says.
You can read more from Kim’s profile here.
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