An Edmonton university student is working to spread a little joy to thousands of patients in the capital region, one homemade card at a time.

Brendan McFatridge was volunteering at a seniors home in Fort Saskatchewan two years ago when he noticed that little things, like a homemade card, went a long way to improving the mental health of seniors.

“I saw a gap in healthcare for mental health support,” he said. “They just feel like it is nice to have people in the community who are thinking of them when they might not have that support every day.”

He started Cards For Care Edmonton , which provides homemade cards to different health-care facilities from the Stollery Children’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald House, as well as seniors’ homes.

At the Stollery and Ronald McDonald house, blan

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