Michael Loader reads to young people in hospital to help support their mental health and education.
Michael Loader works for charity Read for Good, which aims to improve the wellbeing of children in hospitalA storyteller who reads to children in hospital says books can be "wonderful" for their wellbeing.
The charity aims to support children's mental health, wellbeing and education during what can be a traumatic time in their young lives.Mr Loader is also encouraging young people to get creative and enter theHe said storytelling can help people's wellbeing by allowing them to escape their reality and that his hospital visits aim to offer educational support during times when children are unable to attend school.
"It's not fair for them to be in hospital with not much entertainment and not much going on," she added. "He's just starting to enjoy the stories a little bit more. I think he likes the repetition," she said.Mr Loader said children of all backgrounds and abilities could use their creativity and imagination to take part in the BBC's 500 words competition.
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