Re: The healing power of humor

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<mmgg@...> Gail writes:

> Wanted to comment on the healing power of humor. I knew of a

> woman who had cancer. Doc had tried everything....Finally he

> told her to do whatever makes her roar with laughter. She did

> and is still alive and kicking today. I don't know what the

> science behind it is; but, indeed, it is healing....It does more than

> give you more oxygen....It actually helps the immune system....

> Humor is not only healing to the the body but also to the spirit.

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Gail, I just loved your dream. More laughing.

There's an old proverb that says:

" A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind

works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. "

I find it so true for myself. I wonder sometimes if the 2 years I laid

in bed getting sadder and more hopeless was really instrumental in

increasing symptom load and the loss of 2 1/2 " in height. Makes

one think.

On the fibromyalgiacured list today, a woman and 3 of her 6

children have been fighting fibro. The way she tells their story,

they don't seem the like the lay down and die types, as they

went after answers like ducks on a bug, and have achieved

remarkable recovery and accomplishments.

Does anyone know of any studies on the phenomenon of

laughing helping one to heal?

Deanna

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