Clown Doctors Help Heal with Humor
They say that laughter is the best medicine and The Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit has been helping doctors by bringing humor into their hospitals since 1986. HooplaHa recently spent a day at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland with original Clown Care team member Bill Boots (Dr. Boots) and his partner Matthew Pauli (Dr. Spats). Members of the Clown Care team work with physicians to conduct ‘clown rounds,’ their own version of medical rounds, where the healing power of humor is always the prescription!
What did you think of the clown doctors and what did at the hospitals. Please tell us in the comment section below.
June 22, 2014 @ 5:56 pm
These 2 are great made me cry some watching them !! Keep it up !!
June 9, 2014 @ 4:29 pm
It is so great to see the children’s faces smiling even though some of them are very sick. God bless Dr. Boots and Dr. Spats for what they bring to the children. It takes special people with a special heart to be able to cheer the children up. Watching the video they even made me smile.
June 6, 2014 @ 7:43 pm
Angels come in all forms and faces …
June 6, 2014 @ 6:32 pm
I watched the trailer to the movie Patch Adams. Looks like a great movie! Robin Williams is one of my old time favorite actors. I’m surprise I never seen this movie before. Bill and Matthews does reminds us the movie.
June 6, 2014 @ 6:17 pm
Yes, you’re right Mary…it’s Patch Adams. The world needs more compassionate people like these two wonderful men. Bless them.
June 6, 2014 @ 12:55 pm
This reminds me of the movie that Robin Williams played in regarding this type of activity but he played an actual doctor (Patch Adams?). I think this is a marvelous idea and so rewarding for both the “clowns” and the patients. May God grant them the spiritual strength and the special talents and gifts needed to serve Him in this way. God bless them for this much needed work in our hospitals.
June 6, 2014 @ 12:40 pm
I agree with you Elizabeth. They are a blessing from God, and to see the joy in the smiles of the patients is what God’s love is about. A little humor each day, is good for the heart, soul, and spirit. Great video and God bless them!
June 6, 2014 @ 11:34 am
What a great compassionate and loving thing to do for the young patients… Hats off to Bill and Matthew for doing
this…In fact not only did the patients smile, I did too and so did Bill and Matthew… GOD BLESS you for your
kindness…