The healing power of play.
Critical illness needing hospitalisation can cause overwhelming feelings of abandonment and loss. Difficult for adults to face, for children the experience is magnified, having to leave home for an alien world, without the comfort of parents and familiar rhythms.
Jean Evans was a hospital play leader whose life work was with sick children. Her moving stories and striking pictures show how the healing power of play can help children suffering illness give voice to their feelings and find security.
