Carilion asking for help in making the Holidays brighter for inpatient children and teens Gene Marrano December 9, 2025 1 minute read The last place any child wants to be for the Christmas Holidays is in a hospital. Now two units for Carilion Clinic want to make the holiday brighter for those young patients who won’t be home on December 25, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Delegate Rasoul Announces Preparations to Form Exploratory Committee for CongressNext: The Nutcracker, Shakespeare, Best Christmas Pageant ever … and RSO’s Holiday Brass all this weekend Related Stories Southwest Virginia Ballet celebrates 35 years with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Emma Thomas May 7, 2026 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive returns on Saturday Gene Marrano May 7, 2026 Virginia Tech professor reflects on passing of CNN founder Ted Turner Web Staff May 7, 2026