Sometimes cancer can be funny.
So for the first 7 months of my dads cancer treatment I was pregnant, and I think its safe to say I wasn't one of those fortunate ladies where pregnancy suited me. It was more like a constant state of nausea sprinkled with regular abdominal discomfort.
Now the humorist in myself and my father were able to find several funny similarities between being pregnant and going through cancer treatment. Stick with me here.
1. We both had to go to the doctor all the time and got yelled at for not eating enough.
2. We both lost weight in the beginning because we were so nauseous all the time.
3. We equally felt like we had an alien inside of us, that at some point we both wanted it out of us desperately.
4. At one point we weighed the same amount, which was a low moment for both of us.
5. Our spouses both tried to get us to drink ginger ale. Disgusting!
6. We both mowed the lawn as a statement, to prove to everyone around us, that we weren't handicapped, we were just fine.
7. When we went to church together, everyone would stare at us and touch us for some reason.
8. We were both afflicted with cankles at exactly the same time.
9. The humane society commercials would make both of us burst into tears for no reason.
10. And finally, we were knowingly the worst patients a hospital or doctors office could ever have, because we were stubborn, all knowing, and didn't like being told what to do.
I think we needed to keep the humor high and the reality low. I remember sitting next to dad at church one morning when the baby started kicking. And by kicking I mean she was kicking the shit out of me from the inside out. Anyways, I remember grabbing dad's hand and placing it on my stomach and thinking I need him to connect with this baby, because he may never meet her. He felt the kick and tears started streaming down his cheeks. As a self preservation move, he reverted to what he knew best, humor. He grabbed my hand and placed it on his belly, and right then, his tummy rumbled and I felt it. Then we both start laughing. All the reverent prayers in front of us turned around with a dirty look. It just made us laugh harder. I think it's true, sometimes cancer can be funny.
I sure do miss laughing with my dad.
Now the humorist in myself and my father were able to find several funny similarities between being pregnant and going through cancer treatment. Stick with me here.
1. We both had to go to the doctor all the time and got yelled at for not eating enough.
2. We both lost weight in the beginning because we were so nauseous all the time.
3. We equally felt like we had an alien inside of us, that at some point we both wanted it out of us desperately.
4. At one point we weighed the same amount, which was a low moment for both of us.
5. Our spouses both tried to get us to drink ginger ale. Disgusting!
6. We both mowed the lawn as a statement, to prove to everyone around us, that we weren't handicapped, we were just fine.
7. When we went to church together, everyone would stare at us and touch us for some reason.
8. We were both afflicted with cankles at exactly the same time.
9. The humane society commercials would make both of us burst into tears for no reason.
10. And finally, we were knowingly the worst patients a hospital or doctors office could ever have, because we were stubborn, all knowing, and didn't like being told what to do.
I think we needed to keep the humor high and the reality low. I remember sitting next to dad at church one morning when the baby started kicking. And by kicking I mean she was kicking the shit out of me from the inside out. Anyways, I remember grabbing dad's hand and placing it on my stomach and thinking I need him to connect with this baby, because he may never meet her. He felt the kick and tears started streaming down his cheeks. As a self preservation move, he reverted to what he knew best, humor. He grabbed my hand and placed it on his belly, and right then, his tummy rumbled and I felt it. Then we both start laughing. All the reverent prayers in front of us turned around with a dirty look. It just made us laugh harder. I think it's true, sometimes cancer can be funny.
I sure do miss laughing with my dad.
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