Finding Humor during Breast Cancer

Vickie Been Through It I am 55 years old. I have had breast cancer twice. The first time... Send Message Subscribe: Vickie

Monday, March 10, 2008
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If I didn't find humor during my 2 bouts with breast cancer, radiation, Chemo & 14 reconstructive surgeries I would have gone completely mad. Here are a few examples I remember just off the top of my head.1. My grandaughter loved to rub my bald head and one time a man came over to my daughter...

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LOL!
PJ Hamel
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 09:41 PM
Vickie - "off the top of your head" - HA! Love this post. And I have a seat reserved for you at the Home for Aged and Eccentric Women and their Reconstructions, right next to me- PJH

Humor is a must!
KayeD
Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM

Hi Vickie:

I need laughter in my life. Always. My struggles during surgery, chemo, hair loss, and radiation, and I'm positive during reconstruction, demand facing these difficulties with humor.

I also tend to appreciate sarcastic humor and so my sons and I would follow all of my complaints or bouts of sickness with the phrase, "well, you should of thought about that before you got cancer!"   It is just our way of handling the pain - emotion and physical - of this pariah.

You have been through so very much and I can laugh and appreciate the stories that you share, as well as the ones from Natalia and others.  We all belong now to a club that no one wants membership with. However; it connects us and when I see someone walk by me, or on the bus without eyebrows or hair and I touch their shoulder and take off my cold weather beanie and show my very short puppy dog fur hair, we laugh and nod knowlingly and share, for just that instant, some commradery and hope.   That's the best thing in the world.

Hang in there Vickie!   We're all walking right next to you.

Kaye

This sounds like a fun thread!
Johanna Lutters
Friday, March 14, 2008 at 06:24 PM

Finding humor in our situation IS a lifesaver, Vickie! I amused myself during the Holidays by singing "I'll be bald for Christmas" instead of "I'll be HOME for Christmas, ha
Jo

Losing Hair from Chemo
Tracy
Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 06:37 PM

It's a funny thing, isn't it, how most women fear losing their hair more than anything else. I'm not sure why because it does come back I think the great majority of the time. Also, most of the wigs I have seen women with breast cancer wear looked much nicer than their own hair!

I would like to see wigs come back in full style again like they were in the 60's. There does indeed seem to be a trend in that direction. So many are so beautiful. What would Britney Spears be without her wigs?

Finding Humor in Breast Cancer
justajewell
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 12:49 AM

Vickie,

You are amazing! I'm not sure if this is a site where I asked for humorous breast cancer stories for the article I'm writing for my class. I'd like to include some of your comments if that is okay.

I wish you the best! And with 14 reconstructive surgeries, you must have some mighty fine boobs!