Reflections 1/18/21: This came up on my newsfeed from a few years ago and brought a giggle to my heart.! What a good sport Ed is! And a great support! His name appropriately means “guardian, protector.” And I would add “laughter maker!” That is as healing to me as his coordinating my meds, checking my water consumption, and keeping the Ensure stocked. Ed just has a way of unraveling a bad situation to reveal its funny underpinnings! And the absurdity of it makes me laugh! I found this on a health and wellness website: “It’s true: laughter is strong medicine. It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress.” Solomon said it more simply, 2700 years ago. “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” Yep! Ed is a laughter-maker AND makes a formidable fraulein! (I love how his lips look like a commercial for Juvederm!) Pucker up Babe, and I’ll lay one on you!