A Little Humor To Lighten Cancer's Burden

I would never make light of the seriosness of this consuming disease, but having gone through it with family member's I am well aware that sometimes what is needed is a little humor to lighten the load.  I received this story in an email and think it well applies here.

A woman went to her doctor. The doctor, after an examination,
sighed and said, "I've some bad news. You have cancer, and
you'd best put your affairs in order.


The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and walk
into the waiting room where her daughter had been waiting.

"Well daughter, we women celebrate when things are good, and we
celebrate when things don't go well. In this case, things
aren't well.
I have cancer. Let's head to the club and have a martini."


After 3 or 4 martinis, the two were feeling a little less
somber. There were some laughs and more martinis. They were
eventually approached by some of the woman's old friends, who were curious
as to what the two were celebrating.


The woman told her friends they were drinking to her impending
end. "I have been diagnosed with AIDS." The friends gave the
woman their condolences, and they had a couple of more martinis.


After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned over and
whispered, "Momma, I thought you said you were dying of cancer,
and you just told your friends you were dying of AIDS."


The woman said, "I don't want any of those bitches sleeping
with your dad.