WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – When patients arrive at the Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center for treatment, the first person they see is Rayvon Mitchell.

“Get them into a wheelchair. Take them to their location of treatment, or on their way out I take them to their vehicles out in the parking lot. And if they need their vehicle parked, I’ll park their vehicles for them as well," Mitchell said.

He's the curbside assistant and usually greets everyone with a hug and a bright star.

However, with updated safety measures he's now wearing a face mask and doing away with the hugs.

"My wife and I got together and we developed a sign that said 'Corona made me stop hugging you. However God knows I still love you.' ”

The treatments don't stop because of COVID-19, and Mitchell said his desire to make his patients smile and feel a little more relaxed doesn't either.

“With the virus being involved that kind of slows the process as far as what we do to keep them upbeat because this is just an extra par to keep them down. However I keep instilling into their hearts that God is good,” Mitchell said.