Two of the three people that I love most in the world have
gone through hell this year. Ted has been crippled with
spinal stenosis, had a stroke and a skull fracture. Bobby
has had colon cancer, chemo and an operation still to go.
They have had such a hard time and suffered so much. It
humbles me to see how well they handle it.

I think one of the secrets is that they have kept their
sense of humor about the medical indignities heaped on them.
Ted recently purchased a new golf club, propped it up on the
side of the tv so he could look at it and vows every day to
play golf again. Is that optimism or what? Bobby makes me
laugh every time I talk to him. The nurse that I liked the
most through this latest ordeal had a ready smile and an
earthy sense of humor. When Ted was out of his head and
raving, she was caring and concerned but when he said something funny we were both able to laugh. I am sure that
is how she kept her sanity as an E.R. trauma nurse.

The healing power of laughter is well documented. If we
don't see the funny side of life, we might as well just
give up. There are a lot of platitudes that I could quote,
but they are all true. Grab all the gusto that you can
along the way and it will see you through the hellish times.