the power of laughter

     I just read the most amazing article . There is a disabled  Israeli soldier, Nadav Shmueli ,who was in car accident in 2008 and has been in an unresponsive state until recently when his sister showed him a sketch from an Israeli comedy group Ma Kashur and he smiled and blinked. Since that day he has been responsive and now can communicate with the help of a letter board and is able to do math and crossword puzzles. Eventually the group Ma Kashur actually came to Nadav Shmueli's hospital room and performed for him.
     I had never heard of the group Ma Kashur until reading about this soldier's triumph. From what little I have seen of them on you tube , the appear to be the Israeli version of the three stooges. I have always heard that laughter is the best medicine. In this case it truly was.