Kathleen Lawson, far right, was making knit dolls for another cause when her daughter, Sarah O’Hara (standing), suggested also giving them to children with diabetes. Lawson’s friends Geraldine Smith (seated, left) and Norma Harris (center) help make the dolls.
It fits in the palm of a child’s hand. It’s made of yarn. And it brings hope to children newly diagnosed with diabetes. It’s a knit doll, and it’s given free of charge to children at Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Helwig Health and Diabetes Center.
The inspiration for the dolls came from Kathleen Lawson, the mother of Sodexo registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator Sarah O’Hara, who works at Helwig.
“Mom was making this cute doll one day and explained it was for a foster child,” O’Hara says. “I thought it would be perfect for the children at Helwig too.”
