11-01-2005, 11:09 AM
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Visit by Pistons cheers sick kids
The laughter was everywhere, echoing through the halls at Children's Hospital of Michigan.
The Pistons acted like goofy kids Monday afternoon, and the pint-size patients responded in kind.
It's not fun to be sick on Halloween, and it's even more of a bummer to be in a hospital.
The Pistons wanted to bring some fun to the children and ended up the recipients of hugs and laughs.
"This is the best," Chauncey Billups said. "I really feel lucky that we can bring some smiles and laughs to these kids -- because you can tell they've been through a lot.
"I've got two small girls, and this really touches me. You look in the eyes and see their faces, they just love this. They draw energy from this.
"And we do the same. We love being around these kids."
The entire Pistons team, from the players to the coaches, interacted with patients, siblings, parents and the medical staff at Children's Hospital. Some of the staffers and parents had dressed up as Pistons for Halloween and were stunned to meet the genuine Pistons.
 Wayne E. Smith / The Detroit News<!--/CR-->
<!--CA-->Ben Wallace and his wife, Chanda, visited Julia Ruggirello, 13, whose cystic fibrosis kept her from trick-or-treating.
Halloween appearance at Children's Hospital is also showtime, and team trots out its best actors.
Carlos Arroyo, left, shows the kids at Children's Hospital what a real space alien looks like while participating in a skit.
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