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Jorge Santos and Emily Chan THEN (left) and NOW, courtesy of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital
RN and former patient now work as colleagues at rehab hospital

RN Jorge Santos has the unique experience of getting to work alongside one of his former patients at Toronto’s Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Santos’ colleague is Emily Chan, a social worker who, until the age of six, underwent physical rehab at the hospital. Santos says the experience of working together 30 years later has been incredible. “Working with her is just – too special. It’s so amazing because I was part of her development…she showed me a picture of us when she was two (years old). When I saw that picture, I had tears in my eyes,” said Santos. Chan says she’s looking forward to helping other children with disabilities regain their full independence. (Global News, Jan. 23)