Tom where are you????

allmost60 said:

Humor..
I learned early on after my cancer diagnosis that one better develope somewhat of a sense of humor or if they didn't, then plan on being very miserable. It took me a few months to go from total doom and gloom to feeling "Ok" with joking about my cancer. My 7 sisters were the hardest to convince that "lightening up" would work better than constantly worrying or fretting about me. They would call me and give all kinds of advice on what I should eat, drink etc. I LOVE chocolate and eat far too much of it, so my oldest sister is always saying.."quit eating so much of it"...I now come back with.."why?..whats it going to do..give me cancer"?..ha! She says.."thats not funny Susie"..you shouldn't joke about it". I think she's starting to relax, but doubt she's ever going to be comfortable with my "cancer humor". If we spend all of our time being down or worrying, then cancer wins, and I'm just not going to let it get the better of me. The one thing we CAN control with this stupid cancer is how we deal with it.
Love ya...Sue (FNHL-2-3A-6/10)

Humor
You guys got that right!!! All Lymphoma does is make us more aware of how vulnerable we really are. Life is promised to no one and it can be taken at any time and any place. I have made mention of this before. Its just that a cancer diagnosis hits hard. Its no longer a death sentence. Some car accidents,heart attacks and other unexpected accidents can be a death sentence,but nobody ever gives that a second thought. There is no warning of the latter. We have had a warning and are learning to live with it. It helps appreciate life more. Don't get me wrong I am not saying we are blessed with this disease because that is the fartherest thought from my mind. Too bad we all couldn't have had a great sense of humor from our childhood on. Its takes something like this to help bring it out. John