do it , '' Haack says , peering down with a smile at Kevin , whose eyes are locked on hers . `` I get more out of it than I probably give . '' Studies show that giving , which extends beyond packages wrapped in ribbons , does a person good . In this holiday season , CNN introduces with this story a special series we 're calling `` Giving in Focus : The 12 Days of Goodness , '' in which we 'll highlight acts of kindness and generosity that we hope will inspire . Has someone done a good deed for you ? Share your story One person who can attest to the power of giving is Cami Walker , a 36-year-old woman who received a prescription to give when her multiple sclerosis , a diagnosis she got at age 33 , left her a physical and emotional wreck . She could barely get out of bed , and yet Mbali Creazzo , a friend and spiritual mentor , single-handedly killed Walker 's pity party . She said , '' ` Cami , you really need to stop thinking about yourself . ... You 're feeding this
Atlanta , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Kevin Garibo has n't known life outside a hospital . Born three months ago with respiratory issues , he needed a procedure to breathe on his own . Nurses prod at him , medical machines hum around him and tubes are more present than teddy bears . But in the arms of Chris Haack , who strokes his cheek and speaks in a soft whisper while rocking him in a chair , little Kevin is one blissed-out baby . Haack , a retired nurse from Roswell , Georgia , is a trained volunteer with `` Baby Buddies , '' a program in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children 's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston . As nurses race around administering medical care , she can comfort the tiny patients and stand in for parents who ca n't be there all the time to give the positive attention -- not the attention associated with pain or discomfort -- that is key to a baby 's development and integral in forming trust . `` They need to be touched , they need to be loved , and that face -- that 's why I