87-year-old cardiac survivor volunteers to help patients at Nashville hospital for 23 years

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – For Jim Leath, it’s simple, slow and steady — one hallway walk, one encouragement and one patient at a time.

As long as he can keep coming back, he says he will because sometimes the best medicine is someone who’s been there.

“That’s what I do it for. It’s not for the glory or anything else, you know, heaven’s sakes. At 87 I could say I’ve had it, I’ve done my thing. And I don’t know how long I’ll be able to do this, but as long as I can, then I will do it to help people,” Leath said…

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