{"id":561,"date":"2007-10-16T10:15:28","date_gmt":"2007-10-16T10:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2007\/10\/tumor-rhymes-with-humor.html"},"modified":"2007-10-16T10:15:28","modified_gmt":"2007-10-16T10:15:28","slug":"tumor-rhymes-with-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2007\/10\/tumor-rhymes-with-humor.html","title":{"rendered":"Tumor Rhymes With Humor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow my very good friend Michelle\u2019s book on cancer, “Any Day With Hair Is a Good Hair Day: How to Get Through Cancer and Get On with Your Life (Trust Me, I’ve Been There)<\/a>,” is released! I\u2019ll talk about it more next week, because she has a section devoted to people afflicted by both cancer and depression.
\nBut I had to mention her today while I\u2019m discussing humor because she is one of the funniest people I have ever met. She was able to make me laugh when I was crying Niagara Falls.
\nFor example, the day after I told her about my pituitary tumor (which, in hindsight isn\u2019t a big deal \u2026 because it\u2019s benign \u2026 but for a few days there, I was a tad wigged out), she sent me the following e-mail:<\/p>\n

Dear New Member:
\nWelcome to ACTS – the Association of Card-carrying Tumor Sufferers.
\nThere are all kinds of benefits to being a member of this elite organization, and your TRIAL MEMBERSHIP is free*.
\nIf you’re not happy with it any time, ask your doctor to write us a note saying that your discontent is not being caused by your tumor, and we will cancel your free membership – free of charge – immediately.
\nMembership benefits include:
\n– your personalized ATCs Membership Card, which is attached to a string for easy access. You can pull out the card with ease any time
\n– you want to get out of a commitment, make an excuse about a commitment you didn’t keep, or if you just want to make somebody feel bad!
\nYou’ll be amazed at all of the ways you’ll use it.
\n– saying you have a headache & they’ll have to believe you
\n– being let in to the front of any line by holding your head & saying, “it’s really nothing, just my tumor acting up again”
\nJOIN NOW and we’ll send you a free jumbo aspirin bottle filled with mints to carry in your purse. Take 5 or 6 at one time and everyone will think you”re taking industrial quantities of aspirin. (even MORE sympathy…who knows? maybe somebody will even give you some cash or a gift certificate to Saks just to cheer you up).
\nAnd remember, now you can commit random ACTS of any kind & people will still have to like you.
\n* – for 90 days. We figure if you make it that long, you’ll be around for a while
\nSincerely,
\nRIME SMITH YOUMER
\nPresident<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More on Michelle next week, but I thought you\u2019d all like that one! And if you know anyone afflicted with cancer, get her a copy of “Any Day With Hair Is a Good Hair Day.<\/a>” It just may make her laugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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