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By Nicole Grigg

Story Published: Mar 17, 2010 at 6:49 PM MST

Story Updated: Mar 18, 2010 at 9:30 AM MST

BILLINGS - A Billings girl is helping find a way to make patients' lives easier at Billings Clinic Cancer Center.

Seven-year-old Kylee Coates is handing PICC pockets out Wednesday to patients' at the cancer center. PICCs are long-term IVs inserted into a patient's vein to help with cancer treatment. Kylee found a way to make these catheters lay more comfortably after seeing her grandmother wearing one. She made more than 50 fleece pockets.

"These are just one of my favorite colors and I like this best because it's a body of an animal, which is a deer," said Kylee while showing off the different patterns and colors.

Kylee said she's not stopping at 50 PICCs. She'll make more to continue to help make a difference for patients.

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