Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - In The Child Life Department at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Paterson, patient Freddie Ramirez, 12, left, of Hillsdale, plays his first ever game of tabletop air hockey with Recreational Therapist Danielle Jaffe. The department employs holistic therapies to help mitigate the adverse effects of hospitalization, particularly for children with chronic, life-threatening, or terminal illness. The two assembled the game together.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
While handling all the expected professional challenges of working as a recreational therapist at a children’s hospital, Danielle Jaffe encountered a new one recently - she was soundly defeated in a game of tabletop hockey by a 12-year-old who had never even played before.
There are some things they just don’t prepare you for in school.
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