["I went to the children's hospital to bring gifts for children who are sick.", 'Aw, that is so nice of you, I bet they really appreciated it.', 'Yes they did. It pains my heart to see them in there.']
Not a whole lot you can do besides make their day a little better which you have already done. They're in there to heal or get better hopefully.
I went to the children's hospital to brings gifts for sick children.