The Syracuse man has been in the hospital since April 4, with a colon so twisted in knots that it required three surgeries over the past six weeks. He’d just had his feeding tube removed, and the hope among doctors and family was that Call’s long ordeal might finally be turning a corner.
So when Dr. Hunter Adams led patient rounds at Ogden Regional Medical Center during the day, his prescription for Call was just what the doctor ordered — a red nose and big, floppy shoes.
Dr. Adams, who goes by the nickname Patch Adams, was featured in the 1998 film by the same name, in which Robin Williams played the zany medico.