Laughter’s the best cancer medicine

By Mara Pattison-Sowden
THREE mischievous puppets, Kylie, Dean and Melissa have been teaching students a fun and positive message about supporting children living with cancer and other serious illnesses.
They joined students at Launching Place Primary School on Monday 12 September as part of McDonald’s Camp Quality Puppets program.
The three life-sized puppets addressed the myths surrounding cancer and demonstrated how acceptance, encouragement and tolerance are messages everyone can be reminded of…along with some big belly laughs.
Students were shown plays addressing bullying, tolerance and acceptance, and the puppets educated students to have compassion for children living with cancer and serious illnesses through laughter, fun and unrelenting optimism.