We are excited about a special guest who will be joining us on Friday.  Melissa Conroy will be coming to Le Bonheur Children's, while she is in town.  We're excited to have her spend time with our patients and families.

If you are not familiar with Melissa Conroy, you are missing out.  She recently publish the children's book pOppy's pants, however, there is an interesting story that brought her to this point.  Ms. Conroy is a visual artist that has been working in a variety of mediums.  Check out her website to see her examples of her work.  Ms. Conroy's current project is woOberry, which is inspired by her daughter's artwork.  She created dolls from the drawings of her daughter, and they have sprung into a life of their own.  Each doll has a name and personality traits.  According to the woOberry website, the first dolls became the inspiration for pOppy's pants.

Ms. Conroy will have a busy trip to Memphis, with stops on Live@9, a book signing, and several public appearances.  While at Le Bonheur Children's, she'll host a creativity workshop that will focus on writing and an art.  Her woOberry dolls will help to spark some of the creativity!

I'll take pictures and share them next week in a post.  We can't wait to see what the kids create!