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Patch Adams

Season 4, Ep. 5
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It's here at last, the one you've all been waiting for!

Yes, Patch Adams was a Robin Williams (MHDSRIP) vehicle, but did you know the real Patch Adams is still fighting the good fight? The fight is good, but the movie isn't. Still - Clown Doctoring (no laughing matter)! Medical Insurance! This movie gave us a lot to talk about. There's science babble and no shortage of rayon cargo pants. Abi's counsellor falls asleep on her, Freda rages on those who make a joke of gynaecology and, somewhere, there's a millionaire playing Fur Elise.

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Why can't you been the one I'm running from?

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Here are some interesting things for you to read about:


Read about Gesundheit today

https://www.patchadams.org/


Clown Doctoring

History and Evidence:

https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/Suppl_1/A180.2

Clowning in a children's rehab:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23855014/

The effects on nurses:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17533015.2011.561359

TedX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDs7Gz6_lVU

Clown Doctoring in Action (first ever PhD in Clown Care):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM6e-QIpalc


Patch Adams IRL

Patch on his favourite letter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ2qx32zD-I

TedX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maw4Xg-6RAw

Patch on the Pandemic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUQF4Jm9m9Q

Patch on Suicide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D7ujdkwFjU&t=126s

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