Zeeland resident Kendra Pavlin, 12, pets a rabbit named Cookie. Kendra is being treated for pectus excavatum, a condition in which the breastbone sinks into the chest. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Katie Klamer, a nurse technician at Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, looks at a tarantula from John Ball Zoo. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
John Ball Zoo volunteer Sunny Sjaarda, 78, holds a dove named Bert. Bert and his best friend Ernie, also a dove, switch back and forth for hospital visits. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Grand Rapids resident Daivionne Patterson, 14, poses for a photo with Cookie, a rabbit. Daivionne is being treated for a broken pelvis. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Wyoming resident Cadia Wiseman, 9, pets a rabbit named Cookie. Cadia is being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Cedar Springs resident Emma Orr, 8, holds a rabbit named Cookie. Emma is being treated for neuroblastoma. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
A rabbit named Cookie from John Ball Zoo visits with children. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
John Ball Zoo volunteer, Betty Sobel, 75, holds a rabbit named Cookie. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Newaygo resident Ryan Dushane, 5, smiles as she visits with a bunny named Cookie. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
A dove named Bert sits in his cage between visits with children at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Wyoming resident Cadia Wiseman, 9, pets a rabbit named Cookie. Cadia is being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
A tarantula was among the animals visiting from John Ball Zoo. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Grand Rapids resident Arieanna Endicott, 10, pets a rabbit named Cookie from John Ball Zoo at Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Arieanna is being treated for appendicitis. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
John Ball Zoo volunteer Sunny Sjaarda, 78, holds a dove named Bert. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
Cadia Wiseman, 9, visits with a dove named Bert. (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)
The dynamic duo in red from John Ball Zoo was back this month, charming children with wild arm candy that included a dove named Bert, a rabbit named Cookie, and a female tarantula.