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It was a very happy Halloween for former patients of Fountain Valley Hospital’s neonatal unit

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Former patients of the neonatal intensive care unit at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center got together with their doctors and nurses on Wednesday, Oct. 31, for a combination reunion and Halloween party.

  • Sandy Pastrana, of Huntington Beach, tries to get her son, Adam Garcia, 1, to smile during a NICU reunion at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • David Tuazon, 10, shows off a picture of himself when he was born during a NICU reunion at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018. Tuazon was born at 28 weeks and weighted 1 pound, 11 ounces. He was in the NICU for three months. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • Eden Nguyen, of Garden Grove, high-fives NICU Unit Secretary Dana Starr after she took his picture during a NICU reunion at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018. Nguyen was born at 32 weeks and was in the NICU for two months. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • NICU Nurse Teresa Donnahoo helps kids fish over a wall for prizes during a NICU reunion at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • NICU Nurse Becky Novak visits with Katherine Tran, 1, during a NICU reunion at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018. Tran was born at 24 weeks and was in the NICU for 102 days. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Megan Truong, 7, of Fountain Valley, holds still as her face is painted during a NICU reunion at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018. Troung was in the NICU for five days. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • NICU Nurses Gillian Levy, left, Becky Novak, center, and Gabby Manola visit with Jason Isherwood, 1 1/2, during a NICU reunion at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018. Isherwood was born at 23 weeks and was in the NICU for four months.. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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In all, more than 400 people showed up to celebrate the first gathering of its kind at the hospital in about a decade.

“These are kids who when they were born were in the NICU. The extent of their stay was a day to months,” said hospital spokeswoman Jessica Chen.

“It was very emotional.”