Hicks, a 10-year cancer survivor, received treatment from UofL Department of Surgery Chair Kelly McMasters, MD, PhD.
鈥淎rts can help take your mind away from the pain,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t is wonderful what it can do for those who are ill. We can help to turn a gray day into a happy day.鈥
The two of them play in the waiting rooms of doctors鈥 offices, hospitals and nursing homes, as well as for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
鈥淲hen I visit the oncologist offices, I can tell them I am a 10-year survivor,鈥 Hicks said, 鈥渁nd that gives them hope.鈥