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In this YouTube short, the creator recounts the story of Norman Cousins, a former editor of the Saturday Review who was given only four months to live after being diagnosed with a severe autoimmune disease. Cousins turned to watching comedy television in the 1980s, which he credits with his remarkable recovery and subsequent 20‑year tenure as the magazine’s director. Inspired by this example and his own mother’s current recuperation, the speaker urges viewers to share their favorite comedy movies, offering to “prescribe” humor as a therapeutic aid. He invites comments or direct messages with film suggestions so the community can collectively benefit from laughter’s healing power.










