“It brought them happiness during a stressful time,' said Robert Sinkin, who is Jewish but has played Santa for 40 years, and is now hanging up his boots.
This year, Sinkin, now 68, made a difficult decision: He figured it was time to step out of his boots and give another doctor a chance to carry on the beloved holiday tradition in the NICU at U-Va.
“I’ll be giving him my Santa suit, and I know he’ll get as much joy with this as I have,” Sinkin said. “It’s one of the most rewarding things I’ve done.”, Sinkin posed for photos with 51 NICU babies, including a set of triplets and a set of twins. He was accompanied by Naomi Rademeyer, a neonatal nurse who has acted as Mrs. Claus for the past several years.“People at the hospital said, ‘We’ll miss you,’ but I don’t see it that way,” Sinkin said.
“My water broke early, and they’ve been in the NICU since Thanksgiving Day,” Key said, noting that she lives two hours from the hospital. “There are families who don’t want a picture with Santa, and we’ve always respected that,” he said. “But for those who do, it provides a way for them to have that special photo during a time they’d normally be out picking out a Christmas tree or going shopping.”
“I went to Hebrew school, and I really enjoyed having time off to celebrate Hanukkah and enjoy family traditions with my family,” he said. “But I also have fun memories of helping my friends decorate their Christmas trees.”“To me, it was always about that feeling of togetherness,” Sinkin added. “Some might feel that Santa is a religious thing, but to me, Santa has always been about emphasizing the love and spirit of the season.
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