GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - ECU Health is hoping to make the holidays a bit brighter for its patients and needs your help.

Christine Smith from ECU’s Cancer Care team and Varessa Smith from the ECU Health Foundation stopped by our studio to tell us more about how you can support Santa’s H.O.P.E., a pop-up store experience for oncology patients.

Santa’s Helping Oncology Patients Everywhere, or H.O.P.E., is an initiative that brings patients undergoing treatment a chance to get gifts for their loved ones, free of charge.

Crowded shopping areas during the holidays pose health risks for patients, especially those who are immunocompromised.

Santa’s H.O.P.E. brings the shopping experience to patients without the worry and exposure of public shopping.

Patients staying in the hospital will eith

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