It’s hard to imagine a child calling a hospital—where he underwent chemotherapy and surgery—his “happy place,” but that’s what Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is to Josh Summit, age 7. The doctors and nurses are his playmates, and he was sad to leave them. “Josh sees everyone as his friend, and he brings joy to every situation,” says Michelle Emmons, NP, with Pediatric Oncology. “I was blown away by his ability to stay optimistic rather than get sad or anxious....
