Laughter is a tonic for kid's in hospital with serious illnesses

Helen O’Callaghan reports on a volunteer programme that aims to ease the boredom and uncertainty experienced by children in hospital.

Laughter is a tonic for kid's in hospital with serious illnesses
Tue, 31 May, 2016 - 01:00
Helen O’Callaghan

FIFTEEN years old and a patient at Cork University Hospital (CUH), he was distant at first.

Drawing pictures just didn’t do it for him.

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