MET 012116 HUTCHINGS BEAR

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza
Couldn't "bear" to be away much longer: When Oliver Alex Hutchings was in Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis for treatment of a brain tumor, this bear sat in his seat in his math class as part of the hospital's "Bear in a Chair" program. The bear now occupies a space on Hutchings' bed and Alex poses for a photo with it at the family home on Thursday.

MET012116HUTCHINGSBEARTribuneStarJoseph C. GarzaCouldn't bear to be away much longer When Oliver Alex Hutchings was in Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis for treatment of a brain tumorthis bear sat in his seat in his math class as part of the hospital's Bear in a Chair program. The bear now occupies a space on Hutchings' bed and Alex poses for a photo with it at the family home on Thursday.