Hospital staff holds party for patient

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Nurses and staff members at Southeast Hospital surprised patient Gene "Doak" Dawson of Sikeston, Mo., with a "tailgate" party in his room April 21. Dawson is a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and enjoys watching baseball games in his hospital room. Partygoers wore Cardinals gear, decorated the room, ate hot dogs and Cracker Jacks and peanuts and sang "Take me out to the ballgame."

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