Jay Honeck wrote:

My sincere suggestion: Try to develop a sense of humor -- it'll make flying
(and life) a lot more fun.

You are talking to a woman here who is terrified and wants reassurance to help
her make ONE commercial flight. Sick aviation jokes are not remotely excusable.

George Patterson
To a pilot, altitude is like money - it is possible that having too much
could prove embarassing, but having too little is always fatal.