Another heartwarming story - well, sort of - from yesterday in BT:
Mary besøgte syge børn: Og pludselig tog lille Niclas hendes hånd | BT Danmark - www.bt.dk
Notice the two children in the photo.
During the speeches the boy, Niclas, came up to Mary and took her hand. He was later joined by the girl, Alva. (I notice in the photos that she stayed close to Mary a lot of the time). Both of them have a sibling suffering from a heart disease.
Vinni Stenholt, who is the head of the family house, explains that the siblings to sick children are often overlooked. They are labelled "shadow-children".
"They become shadow-children, because understandably there is a big focus on the sick child. They can become a little introvert and feel that there problems aren't big enough to be taken seriously. Often they don't want to upset their parents more than they already are, so they often go around hiding issues away. That's why it's good that they at the family hose can create relations to other adults and talk about their problems".
50 volunteers are attached to the house and they arrange outings and activities for the healthy siblings. - "That gives them the opportunity to get friends and being children, rather than just sitting around at the hospital".
A British study indicates that children to seriously ill siblings run a bigger risk of having depressions and a lower self-esteem than average.
"She was simply so present and incredibly listening. The stories made a big impression on her and her schedule slipped, so that she ended up being here much longer than planned. She gave everyone a fantastic experience by her presence".
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Our son was for a period seriously ill as a baby, but I've fortunately never experienced anything as serious as the parents to the children we have seen here, so I wonder about the reason why the two children walked up to Mary.
They would have understood that Mary, as the Crown Princess, is a special and very important person. Perhaps almost magic, certainly someone with some kind of "power". (not understanding what focus and influence is).
So did they walk up to her seeking some kind of help, i.e. reaching out to her?
Or is it because of Mary's personality? - Children and dogs instinctively read people very well.
Does it make sense, what I'm trying to say?
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ADDED: A nice 35 pic gallery:
http://aarhus.lokalavisen.dk/apps/p...170426&Category=AARHUS&ArtNo=426009999&Ref=PH
Look at the eyes of the children, no small children should have that look in their eyes.
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ADDED: And a BB video.
http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/video-mary-fik-boernene-til-glemme-alt-om-sygdom
I see it's Ken Richter who is covering the event, so we can expect a detailed and factual coverage in the next issue.