Healthcare clowns help patients laugh and recover
醫療小丑幫助病患重展笑顏並逐漸恢復
An English adage says, "laughter is the best medicine". In these troubling times, good humor is in need more than ever. Doctors and medical staff are taking heed of this and incorporating it into their care treatments. One product of this is the emergence of clown doctors and healthcare clowns in hospitals around the globe. There is even an organization that sets standards. The European Federation of Healthcare Clowns Organizations was established in 2011. It says: "Healthcare clowns bring moments of happiness and distraction to children who are ill or who have special needs....Clowns also bring smiles to vulnerable adults, including seniors and people with dementia who are in hospital care."
有一句英文格言這樣說道：「笑是最好的藥物。」在這樣的亂世之中，我們更需要幽默。醫生與醫護人員注意到這樣的現象，並將其整合到他們的療程當中。其中一個這樣的產品就是他們在全世界醫院推出小丑醫生與醫療小丑的服務，甚至還有一個訂定標準的機構。歐州聯邦醫療小丑協會建立於2011，他們說：「醫療小丑為小孩帶來快樂，也幫助那些生病或有特殊需求的小孩可以短暫先不去注意疾病所帶給他們的苦痛…小丑也為那些脆弱的成人們帶來笑顏，包含老年人以及有失智症的患者。」