I started chemo a few weeks ago. It's not easy, but I'm doing ok. I'm pretty good emotionally, and I'm ok with it. But my family and my boyfriend are having a hard time. Does anyone have any jokes I can tell that will lighten the mode? How about some funny comebacks for those who are somewhat lacking in tact? Thanks so much!

First off, I want to wish you the very best. I have leukemia and I have to take chemo every night. When people ask me how I handle it - I say I take it with chocolate and beer and it does the trick. I also say things like I'm glad I have some hair even if it wants to turn grey. My family doesn't handle it well, I tell them they can help by doing the dishes while I do this little thing. I just try to make light of everything. Hang in there. Take good care.

My dad's fighting cancer. My whole life he's loved to give me a big bear hug if he's sweaty and watch me squirm as he wipes it on me. He still does the same thing and as I squirm away he asks me, "What, are you afraid of catching cancer?"

He's also taken up some unhealthy habits (smoking cigars) and jokes all the time, "What's going to happen? Am I going to catch cancer and die?"

Kind of morbid jokes, but since he does have terminal cancer I think its just kind of his way of whistling in the dark.

Austism, thank you for the link. I have found this to be true.

Top 10 Ways to Know You are a Cancer Survivor

10 Your alarm clock goes off at 6 a.m. and you're glad to hear it.
9. Your mother-in-law invites you to lunch and you just say NO.
8. You're back in the family rotation to take out the garbage.
7. When you no longer have an urge to choke the person who says,
"all you need to beat cancer is the right attitude."
6. When your dental floss runs out and you buy 1000 yards.
5. When you use your toothbrush to brush your teeth and not comb your hair.
4. You have a chance to buy additional life insurance but you buy a new convertible car instead.
3. Your doctor tells you to lose weight and do something about your
cholesterol and you actually listen.
2. When your biggest annual celebration is again your birthday, and not the day you were diagnosed.
1. When you use your Visa card more than your hospital parking pass

A dear friend of my mother's use to wear a t-shirt that read "I had my hair done at Billy Bob's" on the back, and a pink ribbon just below that. She was going through chemo & fighting breast cancer for the 2nd time, and had lost most of her hair.

Other then that, go to Google & type in Chemotherapy jokes, page after page of joke sites are listed.

Stay strong and God Bless You!

this is off topic but i just want to say i totally agree. im doing chemo and and totally fine emotionally but all my friends and family are all mushy and awkward and i just want them to know im the same person. lol good luck.

http://www.lawrencewray.co.uk/jokes/

Not sure but my Dad always did the same when he had chemo i showed him the link above
Best of luck to you hun x