Caring with comedy

Mike Irwin isn’t a comedian, but he loves to make people laugh. He works in the hospitality department at Villa Caritas, a facility that specializes in caring for seniors with complex mental and medical health issues. Mike goes above and beyond the demands of his job; he brightens everyone’s day by telling jokes and practising ventriloquism. His natural love of people allows him to bring magic into patients’ lives.

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