**Intact Gift Giving Condition book**

Anatomy of an Illness was the first book by a patient that spoke to our current interest in taking charge of our own health. The best-selling, groundbreaking classic by Norman Cousins on combating life-threatening illness through humor and patient participation in care. It started the revolution in patients working with their doctors and using humor to boost their bodies' capacity for healing. When Norman Cousins was diagnosed with a crippling and irreversible disease, he forged an unusual collaboration with his physician, and together they were able to beat the odds.