In serious times—and I can’t think of a more serious time in healthcare than the past year—it is amazing how a little laughter can take a load off of our hearts for a moment. A joke that is funny because it’s so true also helps us feel more connected with our friends and neighbors; it reminds us that we’re in this together. That power is what Harrison Scott Key tapped into when he decided to write a brutally honest but loving tribute to his father in his memoir, The World’s Largest Man. The book put Key on the literary map and won him the prestigious Thurber Prize for American Humor. Learn how Key came to find the balance between laughter and sadness in this issue.
For some people, laughter doesn’t relieve tension but creates it instead. A cough or a sneeze will do the same. These women suffer from urinary incontinence, a common problem that is not commonly talked about. But urinary and bowel incontinence is highly treatable. Learn how—and where—in this issue.
