RICHMOND, Va. — Every Tuesday and Thursday, Dave Whitlow walks into the neonatal intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU with a simple mission: comfort the tiniest patients fighting their biggest battles.
The 73-year-old is not a doctor or a nurse. He is a volunteer cuddler — and he has been doing it for eight years.
“It’s the best gig I’ve ever had. It just feels right,” Whitlow said…