Fun and therapy: Guess what clowns are doing in hospitals | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Fun and therapy: Guess what clowns are doing in hospitals | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Shweta Sharma |New Delhi |Published: August 9, 2019 5:05:37 pm

Fun and therapy: Guess what clowns are doing in hospitals

"The theme could be blowing out a birthday cake to get a child to breathe deeply. Or we could say we are a feather and the child can blow us around the room. We can get caught up in curtains or actually be blown all the way out of the door."

Fif Fernandes and Hamish Boyd at a clowning therapy session.

Colourful wigs, bright clothes and the atypical clown nose coupled with a wide, infectious smile are not something usually associated with a hospital. But a group of people dressed up exactly like that are cheering up gloomy hospital wards, helping patients laugh and heal, one joke at a time.