LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Five Kentucky State Police troopers from different posts visited young patients at Kentucky Children's Hospital on National Teddy Bear Day, bringing smiles and comfort through the Trooper Teddy Bear Project.

The troopers visited each room to comfort children with cuddly bears and conversation, continuing a tradition that dates back 36 years.

"You can't really explain the feeling or the experience of getting to hand one of these teddy bears to a child that unfortunately here at UK Children's hospital, it's probably not a great thing. They may have some sort of illness or injury, depends on what the situation might be. But it's a part of the experience that that child gets to experience today when we show up. It's a small thing, right? It's just a little teddy bea

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