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Warpy

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4. I can't stress #5 and #10 enough

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 04:28 PM

Dec 2011

No, I haven't had the big C, but I've been sick enough to scare the hell out of everybody, including doctors. Those two were the biggest irritants to me, trying to fix me and not bothering to listen or notice when I was so tired I was practically going into coma.

As for health care workers, every good bunch I worked with in oncology had a whole library of jokes, the dirtier the better. Getting someone with a terrible diagnosis to laugh was a way of convincing them they weren't dead yet, so they might as well live through the day. The hard part of knowing when to whip out a really inappropriate joke was #10, and they were damned good at it.

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How to talk to someone with cancer [View all] FloridaJudy Dec 2011 OP

Seems like good advice. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #1

Excellent and simple advice. It's unfortunate that not everyone naturally gets his on their own. eom helderheid Dec 2011 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author LaurenG Dec 2011 #3

I can't stress #5 and #10 enough Warpy Dec 2011 #4

Excellent advice for anyone supernova Dec 2011 #5

Thanks, really good reading.... Grey Dec 2011 #6

I lost a friend to liver cancer this weekend. FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #7

Very sorry for your loss ... slipslidingaway Dec 2011 #9

Thanks for posting ... slipslidingaway Dec 2011 #8

I have to be honest DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #10

A neighbor is dying of cancer right now and this really helped NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #11

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2011 #12

Kick racaulk Dec 2011 #13

Thank you for posting this... Dystopian Dec 2011 #14