Operation Red Nose is already in 21 hospitals, but wants to expand the team of “clown doctors” with a campaign that aims to make a Portugal shirt from the 2018 World Cup the most valuable in the world.
Little Alice’s long, loud laughs announce the visit of the clown doctors. At São João pediatrics, in Porto, the “clown doctors” are the ones most requested by hospitalized children, perhaps because they always prescribe the same recipe with doses of joy, hope and comfort, a therapy for parents too.
“The role of parents is to make them happy, so it always helps. Suffering is not alleviated, but we forget a little why we are here”, says Alexandra Cardoso, Alice’s mother.
Through the corridors of the pediatric ward, Operation Red Nose lights the way to Martim’s office, who knows Tony the clown’s birthday by heart.
Martim is nine years old and was admitted to Hospital de São João six weeks ago due to a heart problem, but the pain disappears in the presence of red noses.
The most valuable shirt in the world
Operation Red Nose is already in 21 hospitals, but wants to expand the mission with a campaign that aims to make this Portugal 2018 World Cup shirt the most valuable in the world.
The equipment was presented by teenager João, who, in the last months of his life, gave his most valuable possession to the team that brought smiles from him on difficult days.
and the minimum amount is €1.
