Adventist Health Glendale president Alice Issai, center left, and Bloomingdale’s Glendale general manager Courtney Saavedra, center right, pose for a photo with hospital staff and donors for the annual Project Hug-A-Bear at the Glendale hospital, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. About 60 bears, half donated by two foundation donors and the balance matched by Bloomingdale’s, will be given to patients this year. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Adventist Health Glendale president Alice Issai gives oncology patient Sharon Parent a stuffed bear for the annual Project Hug-A-Bear at the Glendale hospital, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. About 60 bears, half donated by two foundation donors and the balance matched by Bloomingdale’s, will be given to patients this year. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Adventist Health Glendale director of customer experience Yvette Ervin gets ready to pass out stuffed bears to patients for the annual Project Hug-A-Bear at the Glendale hospital, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. About 60 bears, half donated by two foundation donors and the balance matched by Bloomingdale’s, will be given to patients this year. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Adventist Health Glendale president Alice Issai, left, Bloomingdale’s Glendale general manager Courtney Saavedra, center, and Adventist Health Glendale Foundation board member Georgiana Wu, right, get ready to pass out stuffed bears to patients for the annual Project Hug-A-Bear at the Glendale, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. About 60 bears, half donated by two foundation donors and the balance matched by Bloomingdale’s, will be given to patients this year. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Adventist Health Glendale president Alice Issai, left, an oncology nurse, second from left, Bloomingdale’s Glendale general manager Courtney Saavedra, second from right, and Adventist Health Glendale Foundation board member Georgiana Wu, right, speak with patient Sharon Parent after giving her a stuffed bear for the annual Project Hug-A-Bear at the Glendale, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. About 60 bears, half donated by two foundation donors and the balance matched by Bloomingdale’s, will be given to patients this year. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Bloomingdale’s Glendale general manager Courtney Saavedra, left, gave oncology patient Maria Ramona Pereira a stuffed bear for the annual Project Hug-A-Bear at Adventist Health Glendale, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. About 60 bears, half donated by two foundation donors and the balance matched by Bloomingdale’s, will be given to patients this year. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Oncology patient Sharon Parent smiles after getting a stuffed bear for the annual Project Hug-A-Bear at Adventist Health Glendale, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. About 60 bears, half donated by two foundation donors and the balance matched by Bloomingdale’s, will be given to patients this year. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)