Dan-Q,
I like your way of thinking. Before you even said you're a positive guy, I thought that to myself. When all my friends and family had those long faces of "my friend/daughter/wife/etc. has cancer", I would smile and make jokes about my situation. Though it was for their benefit to make them more relaxed (which is did), it also REALLY helped keep my spirits up too! When you hear that laughter is the best medicine, believe it.
Keep it up! We're rooting for you!
Sabrina