Corewell Health’s ‘Moonbeams’ returns for the holidays to lift kids’ spirits

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Charles E. Ramirez, cramirez@detroitnews.com

Corewell Health Children’s Hospital is once again inviting Metro Detroiters to help brighten the lives of young patients over the Christmas holiday.

Hospital officials on Thursday said they are recruiting volunteers to participate in their annual “Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams” program. The goal is to lift young patients’ spirits by shining lights at their hospital room windows.

Hundreds turned out Friday night for the first Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams at what was then Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. (MediaNews Group file)

“Being hospitalized, especially this time of year, can feel extremely isolating for our kids and their families,” Lisa Muma, a registered nurse and the program’s co-leader, said in