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Nancy's Corner - Jan Householder, The Giving Doll Project

Clip: Season 3100 Episode 3109 | 5m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

When a child is seriously ill, the gift of a handmade doll provides hope and comfort.

When a child is seriously ill or experiencing trauma, the gift of a handmade doll provides hope & comfort. The Giving Doll was founded by Jan Householder when a friend’s daughter was hospitalized with an inoperable brain tumor. Since then, nearly 40,000 dolls from are comforting children at locations around the globe, in the United States, Haiti, China, Kenya, Romania, and Brazil.

10/02/2017 | Rating TV-G

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Nancy's Corner - Jan Householder, The Giving Doll Project

Clip: Season 3100 Episode 3109 | 5m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

When a child is seriously ill or experiencing trauma, the gift of a handmade doll provides hope & comfort. The Giving Doll was founded by Jan Householder when a friend’s daughter was hospitalized with an inoperable brain tumor. Since then, nearly 40,000 dolls from are comforting children at locations around the globe, in the United States, Haiti, China, Kenya, Romania, and Brazil.

10/02/2017 | Rating TV-G

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