“After Edie Weinstein had a heart attack in 2014, she decided to add walks to her routine. Then she went a step further and began offering hugs to the strangers she encountered along the way.”
“She hugged her way to good health — and she’s been hugging ever since, sharing tearful clasps at Washington’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, happy embraces on Philadelphia’s South Street, and memorable clinches throughout Ireland.”
“She hugs on birthdays; holidays, especially Valentine’s Day; to celebrate her annual ‘cardioversary;’ when she has a free hour during the workday (she’s a licensed therapist); while vacationing; during down time on business trips. She plans to return to LOVE Park on Dec. 7 and hug her way round the Christmas Village, the park’s annual pop-up of holiday kiosks.”
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