Quotes
Hospital Patients
"Thank you so much. I feel uplifted by your words. I'm so grateful to you for the stimulation. You really fill a gap",
Dr Ian Douglas WIlson, former Editor of the Lancet Magazine, Whittington Hospital
"I want a story to take away the pain",
Kings College
"These sessions are the thing I look forward to most",
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
"You’ve got my brain buzzing",
Patient
"How can you be sad when there are stories",
St Thomas'
"It's been like a lifeline. A breath of fresh air when I was feeling so low",
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
"It's lovely the way you bring the stories alive",
Clayponds
"It's better than any medicine",
Royal Free
"You make me feel better than the doctors",
Finchley
"That is better than four months medicine",
Charing Cross Hospital
"Thank you so much, really you don’t know what it means to me, I was so fed up.",
Patient
"Marvellous, absolutely marvellous. Talking to you brings back so many memories",
Patient
"Thank you for getting me through a depressive blip",
Bucknall Rehab Unit
"She is like a new woman... when the readers are with her she is the happiest she has ever been... it has been the best therapy",
Royal Free (son talking about his mother)
"It's a bit of magic",
Royal Sussex
"Can I have this every day?",
Finchley Memorial
"I think its wonderful - makes you realise you've still got your marbles!... I can't tell you how much I appreciate this",
Bucknall Rehab Unit
"Poetry is good for the brain",
Princess Royal Hospital
"I think the actors do more for people than the doctors do. You cheer people up and that's more important",
Whittington Hospital (From the daughter of a patient)
"You make my week. It’s the best thing in the hospital, so entertaining",
Patient
"Thank you for giving me human contact",
Whittington Hospital
"You cheer people up. I can hear others laughing. It’s just what we need in here",
Patient
"Your readers inspired me to cheer up and persevere on recovery. Although still mildly aphasic, I can now read again, thanks to their caring inspiration during my long stay in the ward",
Barnet
"Having a stroke is so lonely. It is such a shock, you need someone to keep your spirits up. Thank God for you and for the ministry of your stories. They keep me focused and keep my feet on the right path",
National Hospital
"It's like a medicine to have someone read to you and spend time with you",
Kings College
"That cheered me up for the rest of the week",
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
"That is better than four months medicine",
Patient
"You've changed my life, again",
National Hospital
Stroke Club Members
"Lots of places and people treat you like a leper. It's good to be with people (like InterAct readers) who treat you as ok",
Stroke Club Member
"He (the reader) makes us laugh",
Stroke Club Member
"It's live entertainment which we don't see much of",
Stroke Club Member
Hospital Staff
"Improves mood of patients and facilitates therapy",
Hospital Staff Member
"It's stimulating and companionable for able patients and often soothing for patients with communication difficulties",
Hospital Staff Member
"The therapeutic effect on patients is great, and the psychological effect is excellent",
Hospital Staff Member
"An excellent service for our patients. It has become as essential as the other therapy services that we offer",
National Hospital, Nurse
"Patients, relatives, nurses, physios, occupational therapists and doctors enjoy your visits and hard work. Well done - keep it up!",
Hospital Staff Member
"Invaluable service that lets patients know they are still valued",
Hospital Staff Member
