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What’s So Funny About Cancer?

Y’all know that I can find the funny in anything.

Anything.

The worse things are, the more I am compelled to laugh. It’s definitely my father’s DNA running through me and I’m grateful for it.

Throughout my life, my ill-timed laughter has been misunderstood by a few, but I find it to be a normal reaction to stress that should be embraced as long as it doesn’t harm others. Better than full blown hysteria, right?

Turns out there’s plenty funny about cancer.

What's SO Funny About Cancer?

What’s So Funny About Cancer?

* Dexter and I greet Garry at the door when he comes home from work. Until Garry got used to seeing me bald, he said he would think, “Who’s the bald dude in my house with my dog?”

* Chemo brain is defined as an extreme forgetfulness while going through treatments. Mine is so profound we call it The Drunks. Garry’s job is keeping his “drunk” wife straight. Lots of “who’s on first” convos between us.

* Maybe I actually forgot that thing I was supposed to do, maybe I can’t recall, maybe I’m actually drunk (not. even. close.), or maybe it’s easier to blame The Drunks. Either way, I’m golden!

* So much poop talk. Have I? Will I? Can I? Poop talk = always funny.

* Shocking myself (still) every time I see my reflection in a mirror, followed by a squeal of surprise, then laughing at the “new” revelation that I’m still bald.

* Having pre-cancer Judgy McJudgison issues with people who make smacking noises while they eat and then turning into the biggest smacker of all time because chemo screws with my mouth making it near to impossible to eat without smacking the week following treatment. Oh, karma!

* Giving naughty names to side-effects that are of the more private nature. Oh behave!

* Having Sweet E tell his daddy: Choochie got a bad haircut!

* Being compared to J. K. Simmons, the Farmer’s Insurance commercial actor.

What's So Funny About Cancer?

* Being told I get a “puss pass” on workouts because, you know, I have cancer. Puss pass…get that out of your head!

* Wearing a ball cap while running errands, only to discover after I return home that it has shifted on my bald head to a weirdo angle that now makes me look like a sad older gangsta wannabe, yo.

* Babies see me as one of them. Bald = mah hommie!

All this silliness and I’m not finished with treatments! I imagine there will be more to add to the last with each week that passes.

It makes me immensely happy that the laughter in our house hasn’t waned. Thank God. Even with cancer occupying so much space in our lives these days, there’s still plenty to bring us to tears almost every day and we take full advantage of the moment.

Misunderstood or not, I’m gonna keep on laughing.

I hope you join me.

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Stacy

Sunday 15th of October 2017

Love ya, Patti Tucker! Thanks for the beautiful post. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Patti Tucker

Monday 16th of October 2017

Thank you, Stacy! ~smooches~

Ann K.

Saturday 1st of August 2015

Girl, just wait til whatever is gonna grow in grows in!! Wooly curls for many!

Patti Tucker

Monday 3rd of August 2015

Late summer surprise!

Kristine Hart

Friday 31st of July 2015

Tears of laughter over the hat and gansta wannabe!! Still chuckling! You're awesome!! Saying hello with virtual hugs from Creativity Unleashed!! Kristine :) @ blueblanket21.com

Patti Tucker

Saturday 1st of August 2015

Oh, lawsy...that gangsta hat! Thanks for stopping by and giving me a lol!

Kaye Swain

Tuesday 28th of July 2015

What an awesome attitude. As I tell my senior mom, when she's have a bad day (different issues, but very frustrating for her), we gotta laugh so we don't cry. A merry heart is my fave med! Thanks for the sweet smiles and the lovely visit via the Grand Social! Praying for you too! :)

Kaye

Patti Tucker

Tuesday 28th of July 2015

Thanks for the prayers and companion merry heart!

Joyce

Monday 27th of July 2015

So refreshing! Seems that you are really living the best advice anyone can get on making it through any kind of crisis: "one day at a time, just one at a time!"

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