The happy hug of a clinic clown
The happy hug of a clinic clown Clinic clowns Julia Wille (standing, second from left).Premium 6 min read Priti Salian As dementia rates rise worldwide, clinic clowns are helping to induce positive emotions and create a sense of wellbeing among patients Share Via Read Full Story In Auroville, a few years ago, a bed-ridden woman was watching Fif Fernandes attentively as she sang and pranced around, playing on her ukulele. When the woman, who was living with dementia, finally smiled, Fernandes asked, “What did you do as a child?" The woman beamed and drifted into a childhood memory, when as a...
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