I subscribed to Newsweek on my Amazon Kindle today so I can get the latest stories delivered to me. Funny that my first read would be a story about 20- and 30-somethings with cancer, adapting with humor. I guess it makes sense to me that younger folks with cancer would take a very different look at the situation, less inclined to be resigned to the diagnosis and more likely to rail against its absurdity.
“You’re 35 and you’ve got cancer? That’s funny…”
“How do you mean? Funny haha or funny strange?”
“Oh, I mean it’s strange. Or weird. Can I say ironic? Because here you’ve been a smoker all your life and this particular cancer has nothing to do with that, does it? You’re chromosomes were f*cked since the day you were born, weren’t they?”
“Yes, it seems so. I guess that’s funny.”
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I’m so sorry, Morgan.
Remember you can read the original article mentioned from Newsweek here:
Real Funny People: Young Patients Laugh at Cancer
http://www.newsweek.com/id/209319
Some of the blogs by cancer survivors are linked there, including these titles: Cancer Is Hilarious. Making Cancer My B*tch. My Blood Hates Me. What’s Up Your Butt?Kiss My Bald Head. I’m Not an Assh*le. Surgically Speaking. I’ve Still Got Both My Nuts.