Children's Hospital Employee With Down Syndrome Inspires Doctors, Patients

GOOD SLEEPING WEATHER AT NIGHT. DAVID AND LISA, OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN BOSTON TRANSFORMS LIVES EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THEY'RE AT IT AGAIN. THIS TIME IT'S A NEW EMPLOYEE WHOSE LIFE IS CHANGING WHILE HE BRIGHTENS EVERYONE ELSE'S DAY. WBZ'S PAUL BURTON HAS OUR STORY TONIGHT. READY? ARE YOU READY? ALL RIGHT. ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE SECRET TO SUCCESS SHOULD PICK A LESSON OUT OF NATHAN SIMPSON'S PLAYBOOK. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. NATHAN IS BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FIRST EVER FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE WITH DOWN SYNDROME. I JUST LOVE IT. I LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN HERE. THEY GIVE ME GOOD FEEDBACK. THE 28-YEAR-OLD FIRST STARTED WORKING IN A DOWN SYNDROMES PROGRAM PART TIME. HIS SUPERIORS NOTICED HE TAKES DIRECTIONS WELL AND HIS GO GO ATTITUDE CAUGHT ON QUICK. ARE YOU READY? I'M READY. AWESOME. HE WAS OFFERED A FULL-TIME POSITION. IT'S AMAZING. MY PARENTS ARE LIKE OH MY GOD NATE FINALLY YOU GET A FULL- TIME JOB. THANK YOU LORD. AS THANKFUL AS HE IS IT'S THE HOSPITAL THAT'S PROBABLY MORE GRATEFUL BECAUSE OF THE SKILL SET HE BRINGS TO THE JOB. HE'S REALLY A MODEL AND PROVIDES SO MUCH INSPIRATION AND OPTIMISM FOR FAMILILIES -- FAMILIES THAT COME TO THE CLINIC. HAVE FUN. HE DOES EVERYTHING FROM INTERACTING TO FAMILIES WITH FAXES -- FAMILIES TO FAXES. I DO PAPERWORK. DO YOU LIKE IT? NOT REALLY, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR ADVICE TO KIDS WITH DISABILITIES? WORK HARD AND YOU WILL GET A JOB. HIS NEXT BIG STEP ? GETTING MARRIED TO HIS GIRLFRIEND. YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME. DON'T RUSH. I'M NOT BUT EVERYONE IS LIKE WHEN'S THE WEDDING. UNTIL THEN HE'LL BE BUSY AT WORK. I'M PAUL BURTON WBZ NEWS. THAT'S THE STORY OF THE DAY RIGHT THERE. ABSOLUTELY. OF COURSE HE GETS GOOD

Channel: CBS Boston

Views: 171,398

Keywords: WBZ News Evening, Down syndrome, Boston Children's Hospital, Paul Burton

Id: h1_W4N-4KW8

Length: 2min 12sec (132 seconds)

Published: Tue May 16 2017