Sesame Street characters give patients a Valentine's to remember - by Monica

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Monday is Valentine's Day, and the two Sesame Street stars Cookie Monster and Elmo want to make this Valentine's Day special for people who may not be where they would like to be on Valentine's Day.

Not everybody gets chocolate and flowers on Valentine's Day, but these characters of Sesame Street have a way to still make the day special. Elmo and Cookie Monster won't be spending their Monday with Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch or the rest of the Sesame Street gang.

Instead, they will be spending the day at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit on Monday, bringing signed valentines for patients and visitors and giving out hugs to patients in the waiting rooms and play rooms.

I can just imagine the children's faces as they light up, seeing Elmo and Cookie Monster in the doorway with open arms, ready to give them hugs. I'm sure Valentine's Day won't start off the way they had hoped. But the characters of Sesame Street are helping their days end better than they could have imagined.