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Clint Monico\u2019s team of caregivers at the Munroe-Meyer Institute is a little like the Avengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 6-year-old may work with each superhero on the care team individually, but they all come together as a team, said his father, Nathan Monico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was fitting, then, that Clint got to dress as his favorite superhero \u2014 The Hulk \u2014 in a green T-shirt complete with drawn-on abs for his appointment at MMI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The institute hosted Superhero Day on Friday, inviting patients and staff to dress the part. The day got its start in the early 1990s, when Marvel employees dubbed April 28 a day to celebrate everyone\u2019s favorite superheroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At MMI, it was a way to celebrate and honor the real heroes who protect and help daily, said Melonie Welsh, director of community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo matter if they wear masks, capes, scrubs or uniforms, everyone\u2019s role models could get a well-deserved shoutout for the hard work they do,\u201d Welsh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the institute, children were able to decorate \u2014 and later don \u2014 their own capes and masks. By early afternoon, about 30 kids had decorated masks in the MMI lobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clint strolled out of his appointment arm-in-arm with an inflatable Hulk toy. He joined Dad, who briefly sported a black mask around his eyes, and younger sister Myla, who wore a matching pink mask and cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The superhero theme speaks to what kids like, Monico said. Dressing up as your favorite superhero is \u201cwhat being a child is all about,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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