From the Foreword of this 161 page book, Robin Williams writes: «Patch Adams recommends that you can help maintain your health with joy, laughter, and kindness. This is going to wreak havoc in the health care industry because these things are not covered by your HMO. Patch also suggests that sometimes the most helpful treatment is hope, love, relaxation, and the simple joy of living. Wait until the pharmaceutical companies get a load of this. Their blood pressure is going to go through the roof. He doesn’t recommend putting any of those things in a pill. It’s radical, it’s anarchy. Read this book. It’s filled with good, honest, common sense. For some it will be an epiphany. Even if you’re not ill, this book offers positive ways to lead life. Hopefully, it will affect those who need this information the most: the medical community. Helping the infirm means more than just treating their maladies. It means offering them humor, compassion, and friendship. The insights in this book come from years of experience. Patch writes from the heart.» Filled with dozens of cartoons drawn by Jerry Van Amerongen, the book is divided into three sections: Thoughts on Being Well; Things a Visitor Can Do; How To Be A Good Hospital Patient; and Special Concerns When Visiting.