How Can Cancer Have Humorous Moments?

During Ann Bancroft's first cancer treatment, which consisted of two surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation, she reached the point of being too weak to lift a light wastebasket or to walk further than a few yards. She was bald, her skin looked gray, smelled like chemicals and her mouth tasted like metal. It felt as if her life was draining away, and she could not imagine a time when she’d look and feel healthy again.

Ann Bancroft is a 71-year-old, two-time breast cancer survivor with a degree in journalism. Her debut novel, Almost Family, was recently published. Ann began writing fiction after a career in journalism and communications. Cancer prompted her to retire from a demanding full-time job to become a writer. 

Ann has been a volunteer mentor to dozens of cancer patients. Many will relate to her story, and everyone will be encouraged. She shares how a second cancer diagnosis, thirteen years later, did not bring the fear that dominated her life the first time. 

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Liz Millanova has stage four cancer, a grown daughter who doesn’t speak to her, 

and obsessive memories of a relationship that tore apart her marriage. She thinks

of herself as someone who’d rather die than sit through a support group, 

but now that she is going to die, she figures she might as well give it 

a go.

Mercy’s Thriving Survivors is a hospital-sponsored group held in a presumably 

less depressing location: Nordstrom’s employee training lounge. There, Liz hits 

it off with two other patients, and the three unlikely friends decide to ditch the 

group and meet on their own. 

They call themselves the Oakland Mets, and their goal is to enjoy life while 

they can. 

Together, Dave, a gay Vietnam vet, and Rhonda, a devout, nice woman who’s hiding

a family secret and finds peace in a gospel choir, and snarky Liz plans outings to 

hear jazz, enjoy nature, and tour Alcatraz. In the odd intimacy they form, 

Liz learns to open up and get close, acknowledge and let go of the dysfunction

in her marriage, and repair her relationship with her daughter. 

They joined forces to have an enjoyable  time—but what they wound up doing is helping 

one another come to grips with terminal cancer and resolve the unfinished 

business in their lives.

 

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Are You Stuck in Shame or Do You Want to Live in Freedom?

When Tess Scott's third husband left her, she spent weeks with her face buried in the green shag carpet begging God to make him stay.  He didn't. 

But that is only the beginning of the story. Tess was diagnosed with breast cancer three weeks after her marriage was reconciled. Instead of enjoying the honeymoon, she was going through treatment for cancer.

Tess understands what it feels like to have never-ending stress including parenting an adopted son with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), two sons struggling with substance abuse, and one who attempted suicide. 

Do you have a 'messy story'? Tess is on a mission to encourage others who have endured much to realize they are not alone. 

Tess Scott is a speaker and an award-winning author of Listen Sister - Finding Hope in the Freakshow of Life.

Most of us will relate to Tess's story in some way and all of us will enjoy her humor as she shares tragedy, heartbreak, and extreme stress in raising EIGHT children.  

Tess lives by the motto - "Sometimes what seems to be the worst timing is actually the best." She explains this in her interview and asks if you are stuck in shame -- or would you rather live in freedom?  You will enjoy her interview:

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Listen, Sister! Finding Hope in the Freakshow of Life is a hilarious collection of short personal stories that turn awkward memories into much-needed encouragement. Each tale of real-life shenanigans points out glimpses of God in the every day and directs women to the source of true joy in their stress-filled lives.

“You’ll laugh out loud and wipe a tear as you read, and you’ll want to purchase several copies of this book for your friends who have also had a less-than-perfect life. Listen, Sister is filled with practical, biblical wisdom, and it points the reader to a hope-filled future.”  

 

—Carol Kent, Speaker, and Author of When I Lay My Isaac Down (NavPress) 

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Could you use a dose of encouragement wrapped in uproarious laughter and grounded in truth? Book Tess to speak to your group today. www.tessscott.com  Check out tons of testimonials from Event Planners here: Tess Scott Testimonials - YouTube

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How Humor Can Help You Control Your Life

Amy Lyle is a humorist who grew up in Marietta, Ohio, which is in the heart of Appalachia and known for a population that is partial to moonshine and prone to acts of violence. She has penned two Amazon Humor & Entertainment best-sellers, The Book Of Failures and We’re All A Mess, It’s OK, and is the writer and co-host of the popular talk show, “In The Burbs.”

Amy felt helpless in many stages of her career in the entertainment business. One day she had a contract - the next day.....nothing. The cycle kept repeating itself.

Multiply that along with the frustrations of rewriting things more often than she could count. She hated the feeling of being out of control.