Ocupation: Journalist
Life: June 24, 1915 - November 30, 1990
Birthday: June 24
Death: November 30
Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.
source: Norman Cousins (2016). “Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration”, p.11, Open Road Media
topic: Pain, Laughter, Sleep, Anesthetics