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Laughter is the best medicine

Anete Baskevica, 22, dresses up as a clown – but not to perform at the circus. Instead she heads to a local children’s hospital where she volunteers her time with kids who are ill. Laughter, she says, is the very best medicine of all. She’s part of a Latvian organization of clowns who have just launched their hospital visits this month (July). They all wear different costumes, but have one very important thing in common: a big red nose.

Listen to Gederts Gelzis report from Riga, Latvia:

Laughter is the best medicine

Doctor clowns 'Musins'

Anete’s character name is ‘Musins’ (Photo: G. Gelzis)

Anete gets help with her costume

Anete gets help with her costume (Photo: G. Gelzis)

The clown doctors practice acting during a workshop in Riga

The clown doctors practice acting during a workshop in Riga (Photo: G. Gelzis)

Find more pictures on Anete’s blog.

Date

Tuesday 09.07.2013 | 11:39

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