Finding ways to stay upbeat and positive through cancer treatment can be a challenge. Humor and cancer aren’t seen as two words that naturally fit together, but they most certainly can! This is THE funniest cancer book I’ve ever read and one of my all-time favorite book titles, hands down.
I’d Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage, Fran diGiacomo
Admittedly, post-cancer diagnosis my sense of humor has gotten a bit warped. (Let’s just say at Halloween I’ve taken full advantage of my hairless status.) After spending fifteen years in and out of hospitals and various treatments, you need to find laughs and entertainment wherever you can, or else you’ll just go batty. This little book is stuffed full of this-sucks-so-let’s-make-the-best-of-it observations from someone who has been down this path herself. (And it’s HYS-terical!)
As the author explains in chapter one: “Where there is humor there is hope. It’s just that simple. A sick mind cannot help a sick body. Laughter frees the mind from the shackles of despair and, in turn, empowers the body. This is neither chemo voodoo nor pseudo psychobabble. I know firsthand that when you ride the cancer roller coaster, you are so frantically clutching the handlebars and wild-eyed with terror that you forget to enjoy the dizzying heights.
“Understandably, you have probably failed to see the beauty and humor around you. As a result, you tend to ignore the benefits of the chemo lifestyle!”
While some of the thoughts and ideas may not be realistic, they sure are fun to imagine. (Seriously, who hasn’t thought about using their Cancer Card to get out of stuff you just don’t want to do, then “guilting” someone into doing it for you? Come on, be honest!)
Have cancer in your life? Get this book. I, personally, found it to be hysterical. A few may not like it. Some won’t get it. Most will find it funny. And some will find it so inspiring that it get’s them through treatment with a smile on their face. Can you ask any more of book than that?
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