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Shriners Hospitals for Children – Honolulu Christmas Choir Singing Mele Kalikimaka

It is with great pleasure that I present to you the first ever Shriners Hospitals for Children – Honolulu Christmas Choir signing Mele Kalikimaka. Kudos to our talented patient singers; Bobby Ingano and his band; Peterson Rosario; Dean Kay; and our Shriner associates for making this possible.





The purpose of this video is to bring awareness to the our community and the world at large about the incredible work performed daily at our hospital as well as our sister Shriner hospitals.

Your support in “getting the word out” is greatly needed. You can help by forwarding the following email link to all your friends and family – not just in Hawaii but around the world – every country. Please encourge your friends and family to give the video a thumbs-up and write some words of inspiration to our choir members and the patients they represent.

We want to reach 1 million YouTube views before Christmas and we can do it, but we need your help.

Thank you for supporting the children that come to our hospital during their greatest moments of need. Mahalo for your support and remember, you can make a difference.

Me Ke Aloha,
Colleen Wheeler
Patient Care Services
Shriners Hospitals for Children


今日、ホノルルにあるシュライナーズ病院のコリーン ウィーラーさんからメールが届きました。
病院のスタッフと、患者である子供達が、クリスマスソングを演奏しています。

この病院には、これまでに何度もヴァイオリンの演奏の為に訪問しました。
また、ナコスの英語医療研修を行った際には、何度も、日本から来た医療関係者である生徒さん達を伴って病院を訪問し、院内を全て案内して頂き、それぞれの部署で働く病院のスタッフともお話しし、充実した時間を持ちました。包むような心優しい人達でした。離れていてもこのように繋がりを保つことがができることに感謝しています。

シュライナーズ病院は、莫大な寄付金で運営されています。骨や筋肉の重い病気の子供達が無料で治療を受けることができます。この病院の素晴らしい働きを世界中の人達に伝えたいと、コリーンウィーラーさんが書いていますのでご紹介します。
（中村美智子）


日本からハワイのナコスに、幸代さんが再度いらっしゃった時も、病院を訪れました。

ヴァイオリン演奏と日本語指導にも何度も訪れました。

ヴァイオリンのお弟子さんの修さんと一緒にデュエットもしました。
レクレーションセラピストのステファニーさんと一緒に。

お礼に病院から招待された時の写真です。

コリーンさんと一緒に。

In September of 2011 I developed a blood clot in my shoulder. The cause of this was my smallest rib bone was pinching my vein. It is called a Venous Trambosis. Apparently this is very common in baseball pitchers. The operation went well but as often happens with this operation, I lost some of the strength in my right arm. I have about 90% strength when compared to before the operation. I have also lost a little feeling above my elbow. The worse thing is that because the Doctor moved my lung to get to the bone I for some reason have fluid collected on the outside of my right lung. I am not able to use the bottom one third because of this. I hope to have that finally taken out next year. It is at times a little bit discomforting but I can pretty much do what I like to do. When I had this operation I had to spend a little over a week in the hospital and even though I was in bed the whole time I lost about 15 lbs!