His goal: to build the world's first ha-ha-hospital on a 310-acre tract in the wilds of West Virginia. ![]() ![]() To that end, he's spent the last 28 years raising money under the auspices of an amorphous entity called the Gesundheit! Institute. ![]() There are more holistic antidotes for this malaise, says Adams, who is not one to underestimate the curative powers of a rubber chicken. Instead of 82 million prescriptions for Xanax and 46 million for Prozac, how about trying life?" I think the most revolutionary act a person can commit in today's society is to be publicly happy. There's not a daily newspaper in history devoted to good news, and more good news happens than bad news. Very rarely does a movie about love or compassion get a good review. If you ask the 53-year-old longhair, that's just about everywhere these days.Īdams, who bears only a cursory resemblance to Robin Williams's character in the movie opening today, believes that the actor manages to convey what's important about his view of the world. Give Adams a pair of baggy britches and a goofy smile and lead him to a children's hospital, an old folks' home, a shopping mall, wherever people are suffering. Let other doctors wear white coats and a somber demeanor. ![]() Hunter "Patch" Adams, the world's funniest physician, is doing his laundry, a mountain of gaudy clown pants that he scoops from the kitchen table and shoves into the washer.
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