Nelie - I am definitely going to look up and get some of the Christopher Moore books. Recently, I found a section called "Healing with Humour" at the Cancer Crusade site:
http://www.thecancercrusade.com/Cancer_Survivorshealing_with_humor.asp
It has a list of the 100 of the funniest movies made. It also has jokes and cartoons. One cartoon shows a bald, very happy, smiling lady laying on a couch dreaming of weird things. The two adult genlemen standing behind her remark: The doctor calls it Ativan, but we call it "Atta girl." laugh

An then, there is a picture of a smiling doctor with a news item next to it that notes: " Doctors at a Brooklyn hospital have gone on strike. Hospital officials say they will discuss the doctors

Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)