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Acknowledgments
Foreword
20 Lessons Learned Along the Path
Introduction
Chapter One. Beginning the Journey “The world is full of suffering. It is also full of the overcoming of it.” — Helen Keller
Meeting Dr. G
The “Pinkie Swear”
Chapter Two. Meeting With Dr. B “The bridge to success is never crossed alone.” — Unknown Author
Chapter Three. Surgery Number One “God understands our prayers even when we can’t find the words to say them.” — Unknown Author
First Tears
Building My Shield
Chapter Four. The Diagnosis and Prognosis “Worry is a misuse of the imagination.” — Unknown Author
Chapter Five. Hiring the “H-Team”! “Among God’s gifts to us are the people who love us.” — Unknown Author
Criteria for Recruiting Your Humor Team
Scientific Benefits of Laughter
Chapter Six. The Waiting Days “When you’re down to nothing; God is up to something.” — Unknown Author
My Mantra
The Waiting Days
The “Curse” of a Great Attitude
A Mixture of Strange Days
A Series of “Days”
Starting to Say Good-Bye
Preparing For the Surgery – Wacky Style
Staying Busy
Back to Saying Good-Bye
A Rather Strange but Funny Day!
Waiting and Waiting
Another Major Step
Chapter Seven. A Truly WILD Party!! “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” — Victor Borge
Party Leftovers
Chapter Eight. Pennies From Heaven
“Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.” — Unknown Author
Chapter Nine. How to Tell Others “I know God will not give me more than I can handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.” — Mother Teresa
Chapter Ten. The “Big” Surgery “What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You Light Up My Life
“I’ll Be Right Here to Hold Your Hand”
More than Just Getting Through
Back to the Waiting Room
My Right Mind?
A Prayerful Moment
The Laughing Club
Calling All Clowns
Hmmm, A Warm Blanket!
A Party at MY Bedside
A Talk with the Family
Just Call Me Mama Smurf
Recovery, Shop-a-holic Style
Recouping
NO WAY!!!
Another Recovery Ditty
Bandages Off!
Chapter Eleven. Just Call Me Dolly “To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don’t worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest.” — Unknown Author
Speaking with a Living Angel
Yes, still an Angel!!
Chapter Twelve. Office Visits “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” — e.e.cummings
What?? It’s Missing???
Chapter Thirteen. Signs From God “Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” — Leo Buscaglia
Across the Airwaves
The Right Place, the Right Time for a Purpose
The Princess Speaks
Passing it On
Oh, the Places You’ll Go
Chapter Fourteen. A Very Difficult Decision “What is popular is not always right, and what is right is not always popular.” — Unknown Author
Meeting Dr. W
Exploring Alternatives
Chapter Fifteen. Becoming a Hyster Sister “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” — Helen Keller
Meeting Dr. C
The Hyster Sisters
An Instrument of God
The Chicken Comes to Life
“Oh, What Did You Have Done?”
Another Plan Comes Together!
The Chicken Lives Again
A Truly Wild Woman
Chapter Sixteen. Special People, Special Times “Every once in a while life hands you a moment so precious, so overwhelming, that you almost glow.” — Unknown Author
Yet Another Special Group of People
Chapter Seventeen. A Few “Normal” Responses
“A great opportunity is often described as an impossible situation.” — Unknown Author
Choosing Your Battles
Afraid to Eat
Chapter Eighteen. When Radiated, I Shall Wear Purple, or Blue, or Plaid! “Those who make us laugh are many… Those who make our hearts smile are our friends “ — Unknown Author
Gown? No, Thank You, I Brought My Own
The Treatments
Meeting the Gang!
Gotcha’!
A Tattooed Woman
“Machine Down” Activities
Feeling Just Ducky
A Quick Comment on Burning
The Boost
My Little Legacy
Daffodils to Brighten the Day
New Found Friends
Chapter Nineteen. THE RAG PARTY!! “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” — Cicero
Chapter Twenty. Winning the Mind Game
“God never promised us a calm passage, just a safe landing.” — Unknown Author
You Just Never Know
Final Thoughts
Appendix. Possible Red Flags
Suggested Questions
Mammogram shows a possible problem
Further tests confirm there is some type of cancer
Thoughts for after the surgery and into recovery
Oncology Questions
Radiology Questions
Notes: Reference Section
Websites
Books
Red Nose Fund
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--Tiffany D. Earnest, Nashville, TN
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-- Aileen Schulman Galley, ACSW, LSW Administrative Director,
Penn State Cancer Institute at Mount Nittany Medical Center
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