About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A delivery driver pulled up to Cook Children’s Pediatrics one morning and exclaimed, ‘I just saw something strange!’ The nurses looked puzzled until he pointed towards the playground. ‘There’s a little boy who keeps talking to thin air like it’s another kid.’ The nurses walked over curiously, but when they reached the playground, there was no one else around. Just the little boy, smiling and nodding away. One nurse whispered, 'Maybe he's talking to his imaginary friend.' Another giggled, 'Or maybe he's just saying hi to the wind!' They went back inside, shaking their heads with a smile. That afternoon, a neighbor passing by noticed the same thing and sent a friendly wave to the boy—who waved right back.
2. At dawn, when most families were waking up for breakfast, an unusual visitor arrived at Cook Children’s Pediatrics North Denton. A delivery driver pulled up in his truck, puzzled expression on his face. ‘I thought I saw a unicorn running towards the clinic,’ he muttered, scratching his head. As he approached the entrance, another staff member emerged from the building, waving cheerfully. 'Morning!' she said brightly. The delivery driver blinked several times before replying, 'Morning? Um... do you see what I saw?' She laughed heartily and shook her head. 'No unicorns here today,' she assured him with a smile. 'Just us regular humans.'
3. One morning, as a delivery driver approached Cook Children’s Pediatrics, he noticed something odd on the hospital’s front steps—a large, colorful kite, flapping in the breeze. Curious, he picked it up and saw that someone had drawn a smiley face on one side. Later that day, while delivering packages, he found another kite outside the pharmacy across the street—this time with a tiny heart drawn on it. Turns out, a neighbor was leaving little notes of encouragement for everyone who passed by.
4. In the waiting room of Cook Children’s Pediatrics, a little girl named Emma pointed excitedly at the ceiling. Her mom asked what she saw, and Emma replied, 'Mommy, there’s a giant panda waving!' The nurse looked up—and sure enough, hanging from the ceiling, was a life-sized inflatable panda, gently moving in the air conditioning breeze. As the nurse adjusted the panda, another patient—a grumpy-looking teenager—muttered, ‘Great, now I’m stuck here with a toy bear.’ But then he smiled when his turn came, and soon everyone was laughing as they left the clinic. It turned out that even in North Denton, a giant panda could brighten anyone’s day.