LAUGHTER
IS
THE
BEST
MEDICINE
Each
week
Hilary
Day
,
also
____________________
(
know
)
as
Doctor
Doppit
,
visits
Southampton's
General
Hospital
.
____________________
(
carry
)
balloons
and
magic
tricks
rather
than
a
stethoscope
,
she
administers
her
own
special
kind
of
medicine
.
____________________
(
employ
)
by
the
Theodora
Children's
Trust
,
Hilary
brings
fun
and
laughter
onto
the
children's
wards
,
____________________
(
make
)
a
hospital
stay
a
less
difficult
experience
for
the
young
patients
.
Having
____________________
(
study
)
drama
at
university
,
Hilary
later
became
interested
in
children's
theatre
.
____________________
____________________
(
see
)
an
advert
for
a
clown
doctor
,
she
knew
she
had
found
the
ideal
job
.
____________________
____________________
(
take
)
up
the
position
,
Hilary
had
to
complete
four
weeks
of
training
,
____________________
____________________
(
instruct
)
in
balloon
modelling
and
magic
tricks
as
well
as
____________________
(
take
)
basic
courses
in
children's
psychology
,
hygiene
and
infection
control
.
According
to
a
spokesperson
for
the
Theodora
Children's
Trust
,
____________________
(
hospitalise
)
children
,
____________________
____________________
____________________
(
exclude
)
from
their
normal
day
-
to
-
day
routine
and
the
family
environment
,
are
likely
to
be
frightened
and
homesick
.
Clown
doctors
like
Hilary
have
a
valuable
part
to
play
in
helping
them
forget
their
problems
for
a
while
.
Humour
,
it
has
been
seen
,
has
a
positive
impact
on
health
.
In
fact
,
certain
chemicals
____________________
(
produce
)
in
the
body
by
laughter
have
even
been
shown
to
act
as
natural
painkillers
.
Laughter
really
is
the
best
medicine
,
it
seems
.
