Humor has played a part in helping me to cope - in spite of the chronic pain I have had to live with - for the past 29+ years.
Humor is one of many distraction techniques which can help to block out some of the sensation of pain from reaching a person's brain.
Perhaps the following Thanksgiving story will motivate you to try to include a little more humor in your life:
** Don's Mom & The Turkey http://www.rootsweb.com/~mlnews/turkey.htm
Enjoy!
-- The 15th century proverb which summarizes the purpose of medicine is: * To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. *