Laughter really is the best medicine.

As a Clown Doctor for the Humour Foundation, Lou Pollard has spent the last nine years     1     (bring) “sunshine and silliness” to people     2     need it most: sick children and their families.

The Humor Foundation is a non-profit charity working to deliver the health benefits of humor. The idea for the organization came from a     3     (perform) who wanted to use his talent for good and give back to the community.

“It’s all about distracting the unhappy kids, trying to bring them some smiles and laughters and get them back to their     4     (nature) state,” says Pollard;

“People do think that we are all doctors,” Pollard says, “we’ve been in hospital emergency departments and people have said all these medical problems to     5     (we) and we’ve just looked     6     them blankly.”

Dressing as a clown     7     (seem) like a simple job but when they try to see every child at least once a week, it’s     8     big, rewarding task.

But Clown Doctors aren’t just for the kids.

“It’s about the family having a laugh together and everyone remembering that they can still be together and have a laugh even though terrible     9     (thing) are happening to them medically,” Pollard says.

“It’s     10     (rue) for the whole family.”