To Patch, the deepest "story" isn't found in a book, but in the human connection made when you look a suffering person in the eye and dare to be silly for their sake [1, 2].
This philosophy culminated in the founding of the in 1971—a pilot home-hospital where he and his colleagues provided free, holistic care to thousands of people for over a decade [5, 10]. His life became a "poem" of social revolution, using clowning and humor as medicinal tools to break through the isolation of illness [7, 8]. Patch Adam Poem
The story behind the poems and philosophy of Hunter "Patch" Adams is a journey from the edge of despair to a life of radical empathy. To Patch, the deepest "story" isn't found in