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Laughing Anyway – Finding Humor Through Cancer
by Emily Jungblut
No one tells you how weird cancer can be.
Before my inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis, I assumed cancer was all solemn music, inspirational quotes, and maybe a pretty journal purchased at Target to keep track of thoughts. But when my left breast went rogue and I was diagnosed at 35, it suddenly felt like my life had become a surreal sitcom written by someone with a strange sense of humor and no respect for gastrointestinal urgency.
I quickly learned that humor isn’t something you seek out during treatment. It sneaks up on you. It cracks itself open in the middle of fear, or grief, or a sterile hospital room that smells like rubber gloves. It shows up because the alternative is too heavy to carry.
A Message From Terry
We use the word hope every day—but do we really know what it means? I’d like to tell you what hope means to me, but before I can do that, I need to talk about where it comes from. How is hope born in a situation that feels as dry and overwhelming as desert sand?
But there is beauty in the desert. Flowers bloom from cacti after rainfall. The sand shifts in color as the sun moves across the sky. I believe hope is born out of gratitude. Even in the most difficult circumstances, gratitude plants the tiny roots from which hope grows—and from there, hope can become something powerful and beautiful. But hope itself needs nurturing.
I hope you enjoy the article.
Hope always,
Terry
Terry Arnold
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