Lola De Los Santos, 21.
(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
In her job as a phlebotomist at Howard Hospital in Willits, 21-year-old Lola De Los Santos affixes a “Little Mermaid” sticker to her badge to bring joy to her patients, “especially the little ones.” In her free time, she runs a Disneyland fan account on Instagram. “Disney’s my escape from working at the hospital,” De Los Santos said. “As you can imagine, during COVID, it’s been very, very difficult. But I’m just so happy that it’s open and [I] can have a place to get away from reality and all the chaos that’s happened this year.”
