Laugh Out Loud: It's Good For You
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PUBLICATION: Energy Times
DATE PUBLISHED: 3/7/08
AUTHOR: Allan Richter
On January 25, 2008, Allan Richter, editor of Energy Times magazine, came to Eastern to learn more about our whole-person approach to cancer care. Richter sat in on a laughter therapy session led by mind-body therapist Gerri Delmont. Many of our patients and their caregivers were quoted and pictured in the seven-page article titled Laugh Out Loud: It’s Good For You. The main focus of this article was on laughter and the power it has to lift spirits and promote healing. Patient Mary Domina was quoted saying “I feel bright, jubilant, and alive. It was like a shot of oxygen. When I get in a bad mood, I’m going to think ‘hee hee, ha ha, ho ho.’” The laughter therapy piece was featured on the cover of the March issue.