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This week on The Plot Sickens, we’re reviewing Patch Adams where laughter may be the best medicine, but we’ve got a few notes for the chart.
We talk Robin Williams, bedside manner, patient dignity, questionable boundaries, and whether or not we would swim in a pool of spaghetti noodles.
The Gesundheit! Institute is the real nonprofit Patch Adams founded around his broader vision of healthcare centered on compassion, community, friendship, creativity, and care rather than simply the clown-nose version Hollywood gave us.
Learn more about the real Patch Adams and the Gesundheit! Institute: https://www.patchadams.org/
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