Articles written by Mia Parry

Mia Parry|Dec 12, 2012

Youngsters in the Coulee Medical Center (CMC) Emergency Room have a special advocate when it comes to reducing anxiety and stress. It stands about 15 inches tall, is soft and cuddly and is the creation of a local woman who needed one, once, for her own granddaughter. Maureen Gross of Coulee Dam, “the Teddy bear lady,” as many call her, has, for the past four years built Teddy bears out of donated and leftover fabric. Once completed, she donates the bears to the CMC Auxiliary, which uses the...