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ICU grandad, 86, who cuddled sick babies for 14 years dies of pancreatic cancer

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A man dubbed ICU Grandpa, who spent the last 14 years cuddling sick babies in the neonatal intensive care units at a hospital, has died of pancreatic cancer.

David Deutchman died just two and a half weeks after he was diagnosed. His volunteering captured the hearts of thousands when his story went viral in 2017.

The 86-year-old began volunteering at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta after he retired from a career in marketing. He would visit babies whose parents couldn't be with them and became so popular that parents would ask for him and he soon earned the nickname 'ICU Grandpa.' Daughter Susan Lily told Today in the USA: "He had a very successful business career, and I've never heard him talk with such appreciation and love for what he

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