(2 May 2025)
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Royal Oak, Michigan – 2 May 2025
1. A pediatric patient at Corewell Health Children’s hospital gives "Star Wars" droid BB-8 a high-five
2. Droid R2-D2 rolls in a circle
3. A pediatric patient watches as R2-D2 moves around
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Kevin Feber, pediatric urologist:
“Today, we are celebrating May the 4th, even though it’s May 2nd. It’s ‘Star Wars’ Day. We have R2-D2 and BB-8 here for the kids and the adults here at the hospital to bring some cheer and for ‘Star Wars.’”
5. A Baby Yoda-themed bubble machine shoots bubbles into the air
6. Pediatric patient Jalisa Burwell walks through the bubbles and smiles when she catches a glimpse of the droids
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jalisa Burwell, pediatric patient:
“It’s really nice. It gives us something to do, and so we’re not stuck in our rooms all the time.”
8. Various of Jalisa interacting with R2-D2
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jalisa Burwell, pediatric patient:
“I was so shocked. I’m like, ‘Oh, they have the robots in here,’ and it’s like, ‘They’re moving, and they’re talking.’”
10. Various of a hospital staff member playing ‘Star Wars’ bingo with a patient
11. Pediatric urologist Kevin Feber wields two toy light sabers
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Kevin Feber, pediatric urologist:
“Whether you like ‘Star Wars,’ whether you like robots, whether you just want to smile, sometimes being in a hospital can be — it can be really tough. And so, to have something different, something that might give you a little smile and it’s kind of — it’s nice to see somebody, especially ‘Star Wars’ fans or somebody who’s interested in robotics or just who’s having a tough day and you get a smile out of them and you hope you can make their tough time a little better.”
13. BB-8’s head swivels
14. A staff member hugs BB-8
STORYLINE:
Jalisa, I am your doctor.
Jalisa Burwell was one of the dozen pediatric patients who did “Star Wars”-themed crafts and played with a pair of droids during a celebration held Friday at a Detroit-area hospital.
“Whether you like ‘Star Wars,’ whether you like robots, whether you just want to smile, sometimes being in a hospital can be really tough,” said Dr. Kevin Feber (FEE’-behr), who built the replica R2-D2 and BB-8.
“It’s nice to see somebody, especially ‘Star Wars’ fans or somebody who’s interested in robotics or just who’s having a tough day and you get a smile out of them and you hope you can make their tough time a little better,” Feber said,
He’s a pediatric urologist at Corewell Health Children’s hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Kids played “Star Wars” bingo, made light saber art and took away some themed prizes, including a Lego set. They range in age from 2 to 17 and suffer from various ailments, including cancer and bone infections. Some of them were awaiting surgery or are recovering from one.
“It’s really nice. It gives us something to do, and so we’re not stuck in our rooms all the time,” said Jalisa (jeh-LEE’-seh) Burwell, a 17-year-old patient.
Jalisa was all smiles when she walked into the room and saw the droids.
“I was so shocked,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Oh, they have the robots in here,’ and it’s like, ‘They’re moving, and they’re talking.’”
Friday’s event came two days before the unofficial “Star Wars” Day that falls on May 4 of each year – so named because of the famed Jedi phrase “May the force be with you.” As the pun goes, “May the fourth be with you.”
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