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#53881 03-13-2007 07:52 AM
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Nelie - This is really a "laugh out loud" one! Thanks! You have made my day.

I read recently that Just as tears are very healing, so is laughter. My son, who has been coping with depression for quite some time has one of the best senses of humor of anyone I know. When he was in the hospital just coming out of his cancer surgery, a sympathetic nurse asked him if he needed anything and he immediately replied, "a motorcycle?" (he was missing the one he had to sell recently to pay bills). And later when another nurse came in to ask how he was doing and if he needed anything, he asked for the phone number of the cute nurse who and come by earlier.


Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)



#53882 03-18-2007 04:13 AM
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Hello All!
I too, beleive Laughter and Crying are great "healers". I also possess a great sense of humor.
Most post here make me cry and pray, but there are some that have made me laugh out loud!
YES, a joke post-place would be fun, as long as they are not too "colorful". (usually the best!)
HERE'S ONE FOR YA...
There are 3 patients in a hospital ward.
All are terminal. Their diseases are cancer, aids, and alcohalism. GOD walks in with 3 books, and says If you ask for and follow the words in this book you will be cured!
The aids patient cries out, I MUST HAVE ONE!
ME TOO! Hollers the cancer patient!
GOD stares at the bewildered looking alcohalic.
Finally the alcohalic asks, HOW MANY PAGES IS IT!! laugh
Keep'em Coming!
PeteyB


DX 3-21-07 L tongue,SCC Stage IV (T3N2MO) TX Slash/Burn/Poison Method.
***Rapid Aggressive Recurrence 8-4-07 with same DX/TX. Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. Never Give Up! ****UPDATE**** Our dear friend Petey passed away, RIP 9-2-07
#53883 03-18-2007 11:45 AM
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Yes, laughter is a great healer and we have had some real great laughs on thsi forum from time to time.

These books will most likely appeal to women more than men, but two books I read on the beach years ago had me rolling in the sand with tears coming out my my eyes. I'm certain everyone thought I was nuts as I erupted into gales of laughter. They are If Life is a bowl of Cherries, why is mine always in the Pits and Why is the Grass always Greener over the Septic Tank, both by Erma Bombeck. Too bad I had forgotten about these 'til now. I will have to buy a few more to take to the beach this summer. I can always use a good laugh.

Take care,
Eileen


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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
#53884 03-18-2007 02:23 PM
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Eileen - Thanks for mentioning the two Erma Bombeck books. She really is funny. If I can't find them at the used book store I am definitley going to order them online through the OCF link. And here's a little story in honor of St. Patrick's Day (I know I'm a little late):
Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he meets, "Do you want to go to heaven?"
The man said, "I do, Father."
The priest said, "Then stand over there against the wall."
Then the priest asked the second man, "Do you want to go to heaven?"
"Certainly, Father," was the man's reply.
"Then stand over there against the wall," said the priest.
Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and said, "Do you want to go to heaven?"
O'Toole said, "No, I don't Father."
The priest said, "I don't believe this. ? You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?"
O'Toole said, "Oh, when I die, yes. ? I thought you were getting a group together to go right now."


Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)



#53885 07-07-2007 08:07 AM
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WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST

She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee.
Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box.
Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week.
Her boyfriend is on the cover of Playgirl.
And her husband is on the back of the milk carton.


CREATION

A man said to his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be
so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time."
The wife responded, "Allow me to explain.
God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me;
God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you !


WIFE VS. HUSBAND

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word.
An earlier discussion had led to an argument and
neither of them wanted to concede their position.
As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,
the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws


DX 3-21-07 L tongue,SCC Stage IV (T3N2MO) TX Slash/Burn/Poison Method.
***Rapid Aggressive Recurrence 8-4-07 with same DX/TX. Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. Never Give Up! ****UPDATE**** Our dear friend Petey passed away, RIP 9-2-07
#53886 07-07-2007 04:44 PM
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For those of you who do not live in the South and may wonder why we are
having so much trouble getting a national health plan. It just may be a
communications problem.

Benign.................. What you be, after you be eight.

Artery................... The study of paintings.

Bacteria................ Back door to cafeteria.

Barium.................. What doctors do when patients die.

Cesarean Section... A neighborhood in Rome.

Catscan................. Searching for Kitty.

Cauterize............... Made eye contact with her.

Colic...................... A sheep dog.

Coma..................... A punctuation mark.

Crab cakes..................a girl from Maryland

D&C....................... Where Washington is.

Dilate...................... To live long.

Dumb ass......................Petey

Dumb boy......................Petey at 9 yo

Enema.................... Not a friend.

Fester..................... Quicker than someone else.

Fibula...................... A small lie.

Genital.................... Non-Jewish person.

G.I. Series............... World Series of military baseball.

Hangnail.................. What you hang your coat on.

Impotent.................. Distinguished, well known.

Labor Pain............... Getting hurt at work.

Medical Staff............ A Doctor's cane.

Morbid..................... A higher offer.

Nitrates.................... Cheaper than day rates.

Node........................ I knew it.

Outpatient................ A person who has fainted.

Pap Smear............... A fatherhood test.

Pelvis....................... Second cousin to Elvis.

Post Operative.......... A letter carrier.

Recovery Room......... Place to do upholstery.

Rectum..................... Damn near killed him.

Secretion................... Hiding something.

Seizure...................... Roman emperor.

Tablet......................... A small table.

Terminal Illness........... Getting sick at the airport.

Tumor......................... One plus one more.

Urine........................... Opposite of you're out.

Varicose...................... Near by/close

Whacko............................Petey smile


DX 3-21-07 L tongue,SCC Stage IV (T3N2MO) TX Slash/Burn/Poison Method.
***Rapid Aggressive Recurrence 8-4-07 with same DX/TX. Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. Never Give Up! ****UPDATE**** Our dear friend Petey passed away, RIP 9-2-07
#53887 07-07-2007 06:22 PM
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Good ones Petey--thanks for the chuckles!


SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
#53888 07-08-2007 12:04 PM
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Petey, you are killing me......LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Diagnosed May 2002 with Stage IV tongue cancer, two lymph nodes positive. Surgery to remove 1/2 tongue, neck dissection, 35 radiation treatments. 11/2007, diagnosed with cancer of soft palate, surgery 12/14/07, jaw split. 3/24/10, cancer on tongue behind flap, need petscan, surgery scheduled 4/16/10
---update passed away 8-27-11---
#53889 08-11-2007 02:13 PM
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Laughter releases the tension, as well as crying does, and it is a normal human function.

Fight hard so you can laugh harder tomorrow. Petey smile


DX 3-21-07 L tongue,SCC Stage IV (T3N2MO) TX Slash/Burn/Poison Method.
***Rapid Aggressive Recurrence 8-4-07 with same DX/TX. Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. Never Give Up! ****UPDATE**** Our dear friend Petey passed away, RIP 9-2-07
#53890 08-14-2007 01:57 AM
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Whacko.......Petey........LOL!!!!!!!!! Very funny!


Niece to Aunt Ro- Dx: 4/03. SCC Stg 4 BOT with mets to fl of mth & crvcl lymph node. AdenoC 1 sal gland. Two add. reconstrc. surgeries for adhesions. Recurrence 7/06- Sub-Mand AdenoC. Mets to both lungs. Lost her battle 5/4/07.
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