article_snippet: In the children's wing of any hospital a sick child's smile can be a very rare commodity.
article_snippet: It's our job to change the mood by having an open-hearted connection with kids who are often scared and really don't know what's going to happen.'
article_snippet: 'If a kid is going to be in hospital, our want that child to go home having had the best experience they can possibly have' In what child calls 'diversional therapy', Long-time clown doctor Lou Pollard and Long-time clown doctor Lou Pollard collegues interject play, adventure and fun into an often bland and sterile hospital environment. '
article_snippet: If a kid is going to be in hospital, our want that child to go home having had the best experience they can possibly have,' Long-time clown doctor Lou Pollard added.
article_snippet: Bringing kids back to a child like state where kids can experience fun and joy really reminds kids that kids're still just little kids.'
article_snippet: Long-time clown doctor Lou Pollard said Children presence also gives parents a chance to take a time out of what can be 'an extremely overwhelming situation.'
article_snippet: Adults are often terrified and worried about what will happen to Adults kids.
article_snippet: If you have an incredibly worried parent and their kids see that and start to wonder what are their kids keeping from Long-time clown doctor Lou Pollard?'
article_snippet: When you're in the Randwick Children's Hospital you are absolutely focused your child.
article_snippet: You are frightened and concerned for the Randwick Children's Hospital and it can be really hard to be the strong one in such a stressful environment.'
article_snippet: Ms Boyce said the Clown Doctors create a sense of calm which gives parents the rare opportunity to see parents kid with a smile on parents face.