How the Giggle Doctors helped Rohan

Five-year-old Rohan recently met the Giggle Doctors for the first time, and his mum Jenny shared that meeting Dr Geehee and Dr Easy Peasy made such an incredible difference to their time in hospital.

“This was the first time we met the Giggle Doctors. Rohan wasn’t sure at first but he soon realised they were ‘funny’ doctors and he started smiling and laughing as soon as they started getting his name wrong! This was the first time he had really started to smile while in hospital.

Dr Geehee bent over and pretended to let off a ‘pop pop’. Rohan giggled and then told Dr Geehee that you could ask Alexa to play farts! She used one of her instruments to pretend to be Alexa and Rohan asked it to play farts. Then there followed a series of noises and Rohan was in stitches! Dr Easy Peasy then placed a ‘poo’ on top of the bin. They then proceeded to try to clear it up, throwing it around between them and eventually throwing it in the bin.  Rohan thought this was hilarious.”

Not only did the Giggle Doctors have a positive impact on Rohan, but Jenny shared the difference it made for her too.

“They brought a smile to my face and it was a huge relief, compared to what I was having to brace myself for every time the ‘usual’ visitors came to our hospital room. Rohan really didn’t like any treatment or intervention and would scream the place down every time a doctor or nurse approached. He was very scared.

My favourite thing was that they quickly learned what made Rohan laugh and played to this. They left a card, with a special message on for Rohan, and a heart balloon, which he went to sleep with holding that night. Every time he looked at the card and the message he laughed and wanted to tell his brother and Dad (and anyone else who wanted to hear!) all about the Giggle Doctors.

Before the visit, Rohan had been very sad and scared about being in hospital. Seeing the Giggle Doctors gave us a glimpse of his usual self. The best type of medicine!

Their visit reminded me that, no matter what hardship we were going through at the time, there was still laughter and joy to be found. If only the Giggle Doctors could be in every children’s hospital, it would make such a difference to so many people. Thank you for the service you deliver. It’s brilliant and heart-warming.“