Little Miracles. RED NOSES Clowndoctors International

      About This Book

      As few people readily associate hospitals with joy and laughter, any patient’s smile or laugh may, in itself, be viewed as a small miracle. If we were to include all of the little miracles that we, the RED NOSES clowndoctors, have experienced over the past 20 years in one book, we would have an impossibly large publication – a book of clown proportions :o). Therefore, we have chosen a handful of our experiences to share with you here.

      RED NOSES Clowndoctors are active in 10 countries (until 2014 in 11 including New Zealand). Therefore, when deciding which stories to include in this volume, we chose to include stories from all countries. The authors are clowns who work regularly with patients in children’s wards and geriatric homes.

      We even included a story from an adult trauma centre, as our aim is to give you some insight into the depth and versatility of our work. As I put this collection together, I cried, I laughed, and I was reminded time and time again of the amazing group of people that constitute RED NOSES Clowndoctors and of the importance of our mission.

      All the stories in this book are true and the events recounted here have happened in the course of our work. We often share these experiences with our colleagues or include them in the reports we write after each visit. We’re happy to have the opportunity to share them with you.

      Gary Edwards

      Initiator of the book Little Miracles and

       RED NOSES clowndoctor