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RE: Friends and Mortality

mgm42
mgm42 CSN Member Posts: 491 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I have just the thing for all of us who share the problem of friends who shy away from talking about C and who ask "how are you?" never really wanting to know the truth. Next time you are in a Hallmark shop, go to the section with the talking cards. There is a card featuring Gilda Radner's picture on a TV screen and she's doing her impersonation of Roseanne Roseannadana. The front of the card simply says, "So..." Open it. She recites of litany of ailments including depression, wetness, nausea, sinus problems, swollen ankles, bleeding gums, constipation, gas, etc. I carry this card with me and now, and when a friend asks, "how are you?" I pull out the card and let "Roseanne" do my talking. The card is the funniest thing I've ever read/heard. Try it. You'll get a laugh, that's for sure. Hugs, Marilynn
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  • KathiM
    KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,027 Member
    #2
    And she was struck down by the beast! I LOVED her...I will find that card!

    Thanks, Marilynn!

    Hugs, Kathi
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  • mgm42
    mgm42 CSN Member Posts: 491 Member
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    KathiM said:

    And she was struck down by the beast! I LOVED her...I will find that card!

    Thanks, Marilynn!

    Hugs, Kathi

    Yes, I believe Gilda had ovarian cancer. What a loss. She was one of the very best at what she did - which was to make us laugh and recognize some of our own foibles. She was the best. Marilynn
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  • phoenixrising
    phoenixrising CSN Member Posts: 1,508
    #4
    Brilliant! I will look for it. Thanks.
    jan
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  • Irene1920
    Irene1920 CSN Member Posts: 6
    #5
    Hi,
    There is a Gilda's web site called Gilda's Club for cancer.
    http://www.gildasclub.org/
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