The video shows Garner whipping up a batch of delicious-looking cookies, which she proceeds to pack into little bags, which she places in a basket. She then heads to the hospital to greet the staff working there.
Recently, the "13 Going on 30" actor posted a video of herself making cookies and then delivering them to workers at the LAC+USC Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine, which is affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, according to TODAY.
"#FirstResponders are still in the thick of it and miles past burnout," she captioned the TikTok. "We see you and appreciate you! ♥️ (Thank you, #LACUSC Emergency Med!)"
The video shows Garner whipping up a batch of delicious-looking cookies, which she proceeds to pack into little bags, which she places in a basket. She then heads to the hospital to greet the staff working there.
"I’m so sorry to take you away," she says. "I appreciate you," she adds, before taking a group photo, with one person holding her basket of treats.
She shared the same video on Instagram and people, including Garner's celebrity pals like Selma Blair and Ina Garten left heartwarming comments for her.
"Yumminess angel. When you dropped off fresh sweet potato pudding for me, I was warmed for months afterward. Your kindness and creativity and thoughtfulness are so appreciated in this world. Thank you, dearest woman. These first responders deserve all the support," wrote Blair.
"You’re beyond wonderful!!!!!❤️❤️❤️," added Garten.
This kind gesture from Garner comes just months after Ben Affleck indirectly claimed Garner was the reason for his alcoholism while they were married. "It's part of why I started drinking … because I was trapped," he said, according to PEOPLE. He also told Howard Stern during an interview that if they'd stayed together, they "would've ended up … probably at each other's throats."
But the truth is that even though Garner and Affleck announced their separation in 2015 and got divorced in 2018, Garner was still beside him when he went to rehab to battle his addiction. In fact, she was the one who drove him to the facility, a 2018 report by ET! Online suggests.
Garner knew Affleck needed help and so she was there for him. She reportedly focused on her ex's health and well being, for the sake of their three kids: Violet, 16, Seraphina, 12, and Samuel, 9. "[She] was very emotional but decided to take the situation into her own hands," an eyewitness said.
“Deep down he knows he can't live the life he used to," a source told ET of Affleck's addiction struggles at the time. "He knows that life was the downfall of his marriage. Jen set boundaries, she did everything to help him. She stuck by him and gave him ultimatums but he’d eventually fall off the wagon. He would go back to partying and gambling and she would try again. This has been going on for years.”
Only someone with a really kind heart can go help their estranged husband during such a difficult time, It wouldn't have been easy for Garner to be with her ex, but she did it, and with such grace!
References:
https://people.com/movies/ben-affleck-respect-jennifer-garner-amid-difficult-divorce/
https://www.etonline.com/news/212956_how_jennifer_garner_helped_ben_affleck_turn_his_life_around
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