For her first TV appearance since her husband Phil Donahue ‘s death last year, Marlo Thomas shone a light on the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s latest addition.

In a prerecorded package that aired on the Monday, November 24, episode of Today , Thomas gave NBC’s Morgan Radford a tour of the hospital’s new Family Commons area. The wing features a variety of fun areas for the hospital’s young patients, including a playroom, a nail salon, a recording studio, and more.

“It was actually thought of by the parents and the children,” Thomas explained during the segment. “What are they missing? A place to play. A place to do art, a place to play music. And even, we have a beauty salon, because hair is very important to kids.”

She went on to state, “There are no doctors here,

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