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I first read Erma Bombeck in the newspaper. I remember seeing several of her books on my grandma's bookshelf. After she passed away, I read those books and loved them quite a bit. Erma Bombeck has a fun and interesting take on subjects such as motherhood and housewifery and domestic issues. This book is a little different in that the subject is children with cancer. How can anyone write a "humor" book about something like that? In fact, Mrs. Bombeck asks that same question. And then she met the children. Their positivity and optimism showed her that cancer doesn't have to big a big scary thing. The children show her that humor and optimism is what helps them fight the disease. Sure, cancer is a terrible thing, but finding the humor within the situation helps them keep being kids. I think that is an important message. The kids are kids and not the disease. This is well worth a read.