The Courage to Laugh: Humor, Hope, and Healing in the Face of Death and Dying | 
 enlarge | Author: Allen Klein
Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher
Category: Book
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Pages: 240
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ISBN: 0874779294
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.442
EAN: 9780874779295
ASIN: 0874779294
Publication Date: January 2, 2000
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"Bon Courage!" October 17, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book and read it after the deaths of three immediate family members (son, father, mother-in-law) occurred within a year's time. I reached a point wherein I asked myself, "How have I been able to cope with all the stress this year, and why am I coming unglued now?" The answer is in the title of the book. What helped me throughout the year was my wit. I realized that I needed to nurture my sense of humor as much as I needed food, clothing, shelter, love and prayer. Through Allen Klein's book I discovered that, in the face of trauma, humor is as much a saving grace as are spiritual/religious beliefs. I heartily recommend this book for anyone who is facing a terminal illness or who has a loved one who has a terminal illness, as well as for those who are at least a year past the death of their loved one (unless they have an extremely accessible wit). Laughter is excellent medicine. Buy this book, but then remember to take the medicine! Laughing in the face of death, or finding light when one feels that life is dark, is a challenging task. It takes courage to search thoroughly and find humor's rainbow behind the dark clouds of grief.
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