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Laughter is the Best Medicine
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Each week Hilary Day, who is also known as Doctor Doppit, visits Southampton’s General Hospital.
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She carries balloons and magic tricks rather than a stethoscope, she administers her own special
kind of medicine. 3Hilary, who is employed by the Theodora Children’s Trust, brings fun and laughter
onto the children’s wards. As a result, she makes hospital stay a less difficult experience for the young
patients.4After she had joined drama club at university, Hilary later became interested in children’s
theatre. 5Because dr Hilary Day knew that Humour had a positive impact on health, she decided to
become a Clown Doctor. 6After Hilary had completed four weeks of training, instructing in balloon
modelling and magic tricks as well as taking basic courses in children’s psychology, hygiene and
infection control, she took up the position. According to a spokesperson for the Theodora Children’s
Trust, hospitalized children, 7who are excluded from their normal day-to-day routine and the family
environment, are likely to be frightened and homesick. Clown doctors like Hilary have a valuable part
to play in helping them forget their problems for a while. 8In fact, certain chemicals which are
produced in the body by laughter have even been shown to act as natural painkillers. 9If the patients
are stimulated by positive stimuli frequently, they will recover more rapidly. Laughter really is the
best medicine, it seems. 10If it is done regularly, laughter can contribute a lot to the rapid rejuvenation
process of the body cells.
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