30 April 2019

Read about the impact our Giggle Doctor visits had for Harry

‘’One day, Harry’s eye started to swell abnormally. We rushed to the hospital in a panic, wondering what was wrong. In the end, it was an eye infection and he was able to leave the hospital after 5 days. But we met Dr Nik Nak on our first day at the hospital and she managed to distract us. She came in, made jokes, blew some balloons and it immediately made us feel safer.

I think it made Harry feel a bit more human in the hospital environment, which often feels very dry and scary. Nurses and doctors are so overstretched that they don’t have a lot of time to speak to you about anything more than medical care. You feel so vulnerable. But the Giggle Doctor is here for you. She directly engaged with Harry and quickly built a good rapport with him. Harry kept talking about her for days. The balloons that she made were great to. We were able to keep the one she made Harry for the entirety of our stay. It just started to deflate as we left the hospital. They brought a bit of life and color to the room too and left a physical memory of our encounter with Dr Nik Nak. This small touch of humour and humanity was really lovely.’’

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