I know, cancer is horrible monster. And there is nothing funny about it.
But somehow – even in the deepest despair – we are able to find some humor…
This what happened to me. Five years ago.
The Doctor told me: “You have a golf ball size tumor right in the middle in your chest”.
Ouch!
The sky fall over me.
After the shock come total numbness.
But few hours later i told the Doctor: “Doc, maybe I just swallowed the golf ball?”
And he said:” You know, if you can joke about that, you are going to survive it.”
Well, he was right…
Later that day I told my Friend about my ordeal.
And she said:” If you get Chemo, you are going to loose your hair.”
And I told her:” That’s okay, I never liked my hair anyway”.
Few weeks later I was waiting for my radiation treatment and I met this young woman.
She asked me: “You have a Brest cancer?”
I said: “No. I can’t have a Brest cancer, because my Brest is very small”.
She said:” C’mon, even man can have a Brest cancer”.
I said:”I know, but I’m a woman”.
She laughed and said: “I know, you are a volunteer”.
I looked at her and said:” C’mon, Who will volunteer to have cancer?”
And we laugh, and laugh and cry a little…
And than, after one month of Chemo and Radiation treatments I got very sick.
My esophagus and lung was burned by to strong Radiation…
I was in terrible pain. It felt almost like I will swallowed burning charcoal…
When I cam to see the Doctor, the nice receptionist asked me:”How you doing today,Anna?”
I whispered:”Horrible. I’m in pain. I’m burned here”… I pointed to my chest.
She asked:”When this hurts?”
“When I’m laughing to much.” I whispered…
And we laugh, and we hug, and we cry little..
Well, this was five years ago.
And I’m still laughing and crying and hugging anyone who needs a hug.
I’m alive!
And I love every minute of it!
God Bless you all.
❤ & 🙂 .
Oneanna65
Thank you for staying strong to inspire us. ❤ Take care.
Having a great sense of humor has always been a great coping mechanism. The only way to get through tough times with a little sanity left over at the end! Congrats on giving cancer a good throat punch!
God Bless You
Thank you for sharing this
Your fabulous sense of humor will keep you alive. Enjoy yourself.
Yes! I love your spirit.
I so love this post.
I use humour too, and it helps me to survive.
thank you for sharing.
Gavin.
God did not want us to suffer with any diseases. He created the Cannabis plant which contains 100’s of unique molecules that mysteriously mimic human molecules.
Unfortunately “greed” kept it a secret. I hope you read all the post on my blog. Think about it, 1 plant can cure cancer, ALZ, MS, Siezure and the list goes on!
If that charcoal should darken your door step….trust in God’s medicine. God bless you 👼🏻
You are so so strong! Thanks for sharing…
When I looked at this i read it as Horror about my tumour and not humour! Maybe that’s how I feel. I love it though on second read! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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It is true that happiness is always the best medicine.
Thank you for your perspective. Peace.
You are an inspiration, Keep Smiling💕🌹
God bless you, Ma’am! You’re a survivor. Enjoy life! ❤
God bless… you are an inspiration.
God bless you! You are a fighter! ❤
My Dad died of cancer five years ago and it seems like yesterday still. I admire you wit and humor. God Bless you!
keep laughing and crying and hugging everyone with that positivity
Inspirational – my prayers are with you. xx 🙂
It’s amazing what the human spirit is capable of. We must have humor in all this! God bless!
I laughed, smiled, and teared up a little. You are such an inspiration and proof of the power of positivity and humor! 🙂
I love it!
You have the perfect frame of mind!!
God bless you!!!
Oh Anna, I would love to give you a big hug right now. But I have to send you a virtual one. So here it comes…I am squeezing love from me to you…right now! You are very loved as you do what you have to do to get by. Lots of love…Karen x
Good for you Anna. Having a sense of humor can get you through just about anything. It’s really a great quality to have.
Humor can help get you through a lot of life. Stay with it if you can. I understand what you are going through. You see my ex-wife had ovarian cancer and I saw her go from a strong woman to a frail little woman with the strength of a small child. When she succumbed to the disease her whole body was nothing but bones. It is a sad way to pass on. Very sad indeed. I hope the best for you always.
Now that’s a God’s Praise. Amen!!! Be Blessed, Mtetar
Glad you are alive, Anna
Humor, has been my codeine at times of illness. You are brave.
You are such a breath of fresh air and inspiration Anna! Thank you for making me smile just now 🙂
Thank you for sharing. The only way I could approach my breast cancer in 08 was with humor. People wondered if I had lost my mind. Everyone has to deal with cancer in their own way. For those of us that choose humor, don’t scorn us. We know it’s serious.
As always, you are an inspiration.
Blessings to you,
Love,
Paz
Yes, you are right, “A merry heart doth good like a medicine.” As you have said and as I would like to say in so many words, it is always best to submit ourselves to God in these matters and not submit ourselves to the illness. The bottom line in all of this is to kiss the feet of Jesus and not to kiss the feet of the illness. Jesus is always there to see us through, to help us all find a way through and one day out of the dark woods that we find ourselves in.
Live…live..live more…👍👍👍
I’m glad you’re here. ❤
It is good to laugh! A great sense of humor is the best medicine 😀 Hugs!
God bless you! It’s good to be alive!
You make me laugh and cry… now I need someone to give me a hug :’)
Thanks 4 sharing, seriously touched my heart.
Bless you for your humour in the face of such adversity. May you go on laughing and hugging and crying for many more years. xx
Such a beautiful message here.
testicular cancer in my case. same naive and humorous approach to the therapy. 3 cycles chemo, 2 operations… all that 18 years ago… 🙂
probably without knowing you did the best, probably even the only right, thing. very happy for you… love life, laugh life… 🙂
Loved this post. I laughed & cried. I started going to school in September to be a medical assistant. I learned so much from my parents being sick and it was so hard, that I wanted to help others not be so overwhelmed with the chaos of dealing with a severe illness.
I’m glad you have a sense of humor. You know laughing adds minutes to your life so you’re going to live forever! Ha ha ha! In all seriousness, this totally reminded me of my teacher. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2011 and decided to go ahead and get a double mastectomy. It’s vain, but understandable why many women are not willing to take that leap, but I applaud her decision. Love the fact that she is always cracking jokes about them being gone or the fake ones that she rarely wears.
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You humor and positive attitude keep you alive AND give you good quality of life. Thanks for sharing your laughter and beautiful stories.
Wonderful 🙂 Keep on loving life, Anna 🙂
You’re an incredible woman. God bless you!
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I hate cancer. I will never understand how we can figure out how to send man into space walk around on the moon, and return to Earth, but yet we can’t find a cure for cancer.
While we continue to wait, there are those survivors who make us stronger and give us hope. Anna is one of them.
Humour really is one of the best medicines! Well done you.
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and that is how we must live life! 🙂
This is a wonderful post that speaks to the power of humor. Thank you for sharing.
I hope to be able to navigate my cancer with your same sense of humor!
Those were thd days 6 yrs for me.
Wonderful post thanks for sharing
🙂 ❤
Thank you for sharing your inspirational blog and faith with us. Melody
You are a true inspiration to all. Keep the humor going.Love your post!
Thank you for liking ‘knowing what’s what’. I’ve passed it on to David, who wrote the piece.
WT.
You are definitely my kind of person! Love the humor…. who says serious is righteous? I just talked to my doctor on the phone; not great news. My answer? “Screw it, I’m going fishing!”
Sending a hug!
I too had cancer. It was great to read your post. I like to refer to myself as a cancer warrior. I do not say I am a survivor because on some level that turns me into a victim, something I definitely am not. Keep up your wonderful writing.
How wonderful that you are the way you are. Brilliant.
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Here is an inspiring post from an incredible lady. I truly admire her attitude in the face of such an ordeal. God bless you, Anna, and grant you many happy, healthy, and wonderful years!
May you shout it from the rooftops “Thank God, I’m ALIVE!” God is good and He’s smiling on you. Blessings
Thanks for visiting the blog…. I’ve been somewhere like where you’ve been….infectious laughter springs to mind!
My dear friend Anna,
I am sending you a lot of hugs and laughter from Athens, Greece.
Stay safe and God bless you and your family!
Megas Konstantinos
my dear, oops, i meant to say, ‘our grand queen!’
what a gift you are, and you surely spread your humor to those who need it most!
sinice july i’ve been offline for most of each week; i am on my friends’ property so that she can try to kick her own variant of cancer. they moved back to the usa, and i am there til the property sells. anyway, i drive to town (half an hour on 4wd roads) once or twice a week for supplies and wifi.. then return to the property.
Praying for your Friend. Sending big cyber hug. You are great Friend. ❤ .
You are a beacon for strength and hope. God bless you
I love your sense of humor, and I imagine it was a big part of your healing. God bless.
Stay strong, my friend, and keep it up.
“They” say shared laughter and shared tears are healing. They must be right 😀
Oh, what a sweet, tender, and endearing post! Thank you so much for sharing! I am also a firm believer that laughter can help us through even the most difficult of times. Keep laughing! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Take care.
I named my chemo pump Richard, and would complain to people about how he’s always coming between my hubby and me… How he’s too clingy (attached to my chest port) and always whining (the noise they make as they pump the chemo) and on the last day of chemo I proclaimed that I was getting a divorce (from “Richard”) Humor is the only way to handle it! Congrats
May God bless you and keep you strong. Stay positive and keep your sense of humor. I will pray for you.
Thank you for taking time to read and like my blog, Reflections of a Lay Catholic.com.
Oh, yes! Humor! It kept me alive since 2000 when I was diagnosed with diabetes, the fifth of my six incurable diseases. I am also a cancer survivor since 1983. So I have had a lot to laugh at. And I believe you are right to never let the iron weights sink you to the bottom. Humor floats you back to the top.
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I love this post. It made me laugh and cry too. Humour in the deepest corner is the best medicine.
You are a beautiful soul! More power to you. I relate to you in finding humor during intense times …thanks for visiting my blog!
Very inspiring! Thank you for the reminder that we must love everyday we have.
I am so happy you dropped by my blog and I got a chance to come and read this post. You seem like a very strong person. Keep up that spirit. It’s so inspiring to read this post. Thank you! Life is unpredictable but that unpredictability makes it mysterious and beautiful. Good luck my friend! Keep posting your stories. 🙂
You are such a strong person. Great way of using humor to get through it all. Keep up the great work
May you have many more laughs in you. Thanks for stopping by to like A Visitor.
You’re amazing! As my dear mom used to say, “Attitude is everything!” She lived ’til 92 having had cancer and congestive heart failure… laughing ’til the end. She played bridge two weeks before she died – and won. Gosh I miss her.
Oh Anna…
I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer too.. ( In 2009) I had suffered for about 4 years …but I was healed miraculously the same day doctor found out the tumors.. I was very fortunate..
Hugs and prayers,
Carol
You finding humor in all circumstances not only blessed you but everyone you encountered along the way. Thanks for sharing your laughter and love.
Thanks for liking my latest post – Sight. I hope it was a blessing to you. I will keep you in my prayers. Mary
Greetings from the sisterhood of Survivors!
Your humor warmed my heart today. You so VERY MUCH remind me of my late Aunt and her humor, even in the face of her Breast cancer. She ignored her warning signs for too long and ultimately lost that battle. Even so, we had a glorious laugh about her sitting on a “jelly donut” 🙂 (She had lost too much weight and her tailbone hurt her so doc put her on a gell-filled donut).
Continued blessings of life and humor I pray for you!
Thank you for this
From cancer survivor to another, I love your attitude. Laughter is powerful medicine. Congratulations!
What a fabulous sense of humor! Way to go Anna. Keep up your spirit and radiate it to others.
Wow. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so many emotions in such a short post. Everyone (myself included) should have such a great attitude.
Merry Christmas to you.
I send my sick friends joke books because I feel humor has brought me through 82 years.
I don’t have cancer – I have Parkinson’s … it’s still worth laugh about –
I love your blog! You seem like such a lovely person. I hope that you are doing well and have a great new year xx
Laughing and crying and praying…the best way to cope.
I had a fun group back then that had shirts that said Cancer, we’ve done drugs Keith Richards has never heard of! You’re right, if you don’t laugh you’ll cry… But it’s good to cry. Clears out the soul sludge and restores your strength!
My cousin who is now 86, was diagnosed with single side breast cancer a few years ago, at age 79. She called to tell me and asked me if she should get measured for a single-breasted suit? She kept her humor and did well after giving up one breast. I believe in humor. Have you indulged in some funny movies, while you are recuperating from chemo?
You are full of courage!
Five years is 1825 days to get up and enjoy life. I had cancer 32 years ago. That’s 11680 days! I got to meet my grandchildren and my son is taking me to Ireland and Scotland this fall. I have my dream 5 acres in the mountain. Live and laugh! Take every hug you can get. HUG HUG HUG
Thanks for visiting my blog and liking my post!. Keep up the laughing medicine!
You are amazing!
I’m glad that you stopped by my blog, that I now can read this encouraging words! God bless you!
How are u doing now, my dear lady? Just wondering if you’re ok… My comment from Dec. 14th is still awaiting moderation. But besides that I wish you a Happier and Healthier New Year! ❤
you are a true gift of God. thanks for visiting my blog.
God bless you and amen to being alive
Amen to life. God bless you.
Amen to life
God bless you.
Awesome. Laughter is the best medicine! Thank you so much for visiting my place and choosing to be a regular. New Year’s blessings and hugs 🙂
Thank you for sharing 🍀🍀
Your blog is lovely honest and humourous. It makes me feel very humble.
I love this! I’m so inspired! Thank you for sharing your pain, tears, joy, & laughter! It not only helps you but helps others who may be struggling or in a dark place. ❤ I'm so happy you are doing well. 😀 Hugs & love to you!
I hope should my time come, I can have the attitude that you have. You are an amazing and a beautiful woman and I have a huge amount of respect for you.
Thank you for sharing your love in your post. And thank you for visiting my blog too!
God bless you as you bless others!
There once was a lady in chemo,
Who thought she’d dress up her esteemo,
She practically died,
She nearly outcried.
But her cancer dried,
While wet by tears of pride
Because of her outstanding humor.
For you, poorly formatted, but I was laughing hard myself.
Ann WJ White
I enjoyed reading this blog entry. As a breast cancer survivor I KNOW that we must find humor in our illness. It helps make the journey easier.
Congratulations on celebrating 5 years!! Awesome story of recovery. Continue to celebrate every day!
I agree. A sense of humour can bring us back from the depths of hell. I’m so pleased you’re still here, laughing and crying and hugging anyone who needs a hug
All the best to you!!
I love this post and can really relate to it. We are 6 years out from my husbands cancer treatment. He had 7 weeks of radiation and chemo. We were told he had no hope and here he is still. We laughed at every opportunity even when we felt like crying and I think it helped us immensely to get through it. Stay strong, keep smiling and most of all keep laughing. There is a light at the end of the tunnel (and no it’s not a train lol)
Some people say I have an odd sense of humor – I tell them that humor heals.
Love your post.
“A cheerful heart is good medicine,but a crushed spirit dries up the bones…Prov 17:22
“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?” Prov 18:14
Keep fighting the good fight of faith…
How revealing and courageous is your testimony. To find the humor in your situation is to say “cancer may have a hold, but I’ve got grip.” Keep sharing your story and helping others get through this aspect of a serious life event. You encourage yourself and others. I thoroughly enjoyed this post and yes, you are very humorous.
Anna, you did it… you are so brave! You are a wonderful human being! Keep laughing because that’s what life is all about! I am so proud of you! ~dp
I have been surviving my condition for 14 years now, and last year I had my first near death experience. For me humour is the only way forward, everyday there is something to laugh about.. or poke fun at myself, my carers find it hard to believe that I can be so cheerful, but without that laugh, life would be no more than waiting for the inevitable.. It’s hard but keep your chin up, and make each day special..
Rock on! Thanks for droppin’ by my blog.
God bless and love to you dear one. Happy sharing life with you
❤
Met so many patients who treat their tumors in the same way as you do! They usually do pull on longer. God bless and stay positive..
Darling Girl, Thanks for checking in with me. I recently came down with vertigo and it’s hard to keep my chin up as I try to live a normal life. Be well and keep those laughs a’comin. Love from a really old friend, Charmaine Gordon. It’s not easy growing old but it’s better that the alternative
Galileo said: “As long as we have a pulse, we have time”
And I say: “As long as we have a pulse, we can get well.” Hugs.
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I LOVED this post! Thank you for showing everyone the power of laughter and keeping a positive attitude. I’ve now read a few of your other posts and look forward to reading many more. They always make me smile! Thanks for visiting my blog. It’s so important to learn from each other, strengthen each other, and share what we’ve learned as we journey through life. Hugs!
What a wonderful sense of humor you have. It’s vital in keeping us going. Thank you for stopping by my blog and I look forward to reading more of yours.
what a wonderful read- I wish it was fiction. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the stories and for the encouragement!
Anna — thank you for liking entries in our blog. Your own story is inspiring and certainly motivational for those people who may also be facing a situation such as yours. Thanks for sharing it.
Chuck and Heidi
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A blog of bravery and inspiration.
It’s good to be alive! You have an inspiring story, Anna. May you know you are loved and held and valued. God bless you.
You are the definition of inspirational! So much love for you to be able to go through the storm yet still say you are seeing sunshine
Thanks for liking my blog and thereby pointing me to your own 🙂 that last comment about it hurting most when you laugh too much cracked me up 🙂
What a beautiful spirit you have! You are such an inspiration. Bless you!
What an original, inspiring post. Many thanks.
I admire your strong spirit! Something I need more, thank you for this inspiring post! I’m glad I followed your blog.
That is a very brave story. I admire your courage and humor. thank you for sharing this.
Hi my lady wife has had a pituitary Tumour for at least 20 years and it likes her very much. It was surgically removed in 2001 when it reached 1″ diameter, 3 months later it back and was irradiated with a massive single dose of stereo-tactic radiation and it is still here. Sleeping, but here.
I hope u have victory over the cancer. I’ve heard that medical cannabis, especially edibles rather than smoked, attacks tumors. I also believe a vegan diet helps fight cancers or at least strengthens immune systems. Thanks for liking my vegansamurai articles. Stay strong:)
Praise God! I chose not to do Chemo and God healed me with building up my immune system, instead of tearing it down with Chemo. I hope and pray I can help many others, even if the WOULD chose Chemo it is always good to have a great immune system to start with. We are blessed to have had cancer because so many see it as insurmountable giant od dispair and laughter is the best medicin anyway.
This has hit a spot for me, I can relate so much.
When I was told I would lose my hair, I said “That’s good as my barbers prices have gone up and I can save money!”….
After being diagnosed with a blood related cancer, I found it hilarious that the Chelsea football scarf I had on my wall said “It’s in the blood”
When I needed my hips replaced, I said “Oh well, if I get titanium they’ll be lighter going up hills when I am riding my bike”
Humour gets us through dark times. I think it’s a sign of strong character.
Absolutely love your sense of humor! You ARE a survivor. Kudos to you and keep laughing.
Thanks for stopping by my place.
Wow Anna you are such an inspiration! Love your attitude nay God bless bless bless you.
You are a boiling pot of humour and it seems the radiations and chemo has only added a few degrees worth of humour ( and not temperature). I am sure your life would be a great motivation for all those going through such experiences.
Here is a post on my blog about a friend, who refused to give up, despite all adversities he faced in his life.
http://rejinces.net/2014/07/16/sympathy-empathy/
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You have to laugh at cancer to remain sane, I think. I’ve had quite a few chuckles over the years.
Humor is a very strong medicine….with no side effects! 🙂
God bless you. The Lord and I are on your side. I love your positivism here. Keep that smile and the laughs coming. Glad to share this world with you.
You go lady. Enjoy life to the fullest.
You and my sister-in-law! You both are facing cancer with humor and faith! Thanks for the joyful example.
Oh my god , I think you are amazing and an inspiration ! 22 years ago we lost our dad to cancer and recently our mum (hence the blog) and like you , we dealt with cancer with Humour . We would laugh and joke along the way but that was us as a family. I really admire you , and the person you are . I wish you all the best in life and keep blogging because your blog is the light in people’s darkest times x
Congratulations, Anna! You are an inspiration.
I use humor as a healing method myself. I don’t let things drag me down, even when it seems dire. I love this post enough to retweet it. I think we need more people like you.
Love this! I feel connected to you, thx u!
Sickness — the great equalizer, the awesome humbler. Thank you for reaching out to me.
Laughter is the best medicine and you needed that even more so while dealing with cancer
Inspiring – if we could handle our day-to-day issues like that, we’d be a whole lot happier. Thank you.
Inspiring. Thanks for liking my post in the atoz challenge. It brought me here where I found humour and inspiration.
I am a five year Breast Cancer Survivor, too, and besides Jesus, sense of humor got me through. I think we are kindred spirits! God bless ya!
PS. I went through chemo but didn’t lose my hair…. it is in a baggie in my desk drawer! 😀 Seriously!
Thank you for sharing! I haven’t dealt with anything like cancer in my own life, but reading this and seeing your wonderful spirit definitely helps put my struggles in perspective. I hope I can learn to face life (cancer or no) like you have!
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Wow this was wonderful to read.
Beautiful ❤️️
You should try medicinal cannabis OIL, not the raw buds. It works 🙂