First Lady Visits the Children’s Inn for Valentine’s Day Celebration

Young patients receiving treatments for rare diseases made crafts and received candy and chocolate from First Lady Melania Trump.

First Lady Melania Trump participates in arts and crafts with patients ahead of Valentine’s Day at the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on Feb. 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

BETHESDA, Md.—First Lady Melania Trump visited with young patients and their families on Feb. 11 at The Children’s Inn, a nonprofit offering free stays for children undergoing studies and treatments at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Trump was greeted by Lina, an 11-year-old Palestinian patient, who welcomed her with a large bouquet of roses.