Dressed in all pink, first lady Melania Trump brought Valentine’s Day cards to young patients being treated at the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health on Thursday.
Trump spent the afternoon making Valentine’s Day arts and crafts with about a dozen children and their siblings.
She was gifted a silver necklace inscribed with “faith” and “hope” from Amani, a 13-year-old from Kenya who has sickle cell disease and is preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Amani has a bracelet to match the necklace he gave the first lady, according to Trump’s communications director.
Meet Amani. He is 13 yrs old & just completed his first treatment today. He gave @FLOTUS a necklace inscribed w/ “Faith” & “Hope” – two words he keeps close during treatments. He has a bracelet he will wear to match FLOTUS. #HappyValentinesDay ❤️@TheChildrensInn @NIH #BeBest pic.twitter.com/VPEbLANX0g
— Stephanie Grisham (@StephGrisham45) February 14, 2019
“It’s so beautiful. Thank you,” she told Amani. “Very special … Very nice.”
Trump has made a tradition of visiting sick children on the holiday.
Last year, she brought cards and coloring books to children at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio. Trump was also briefed by doctors about the effect opioids have on newborns.
