Today on Beating Cancer Daily, Saranne tackles the lighter side of living with Stage IV cancer by sharing one of her own humorous takes from her 31-day "Can We Laugh at Cancer" humor challenge. Drawing on her personal experience of 30 years beating Stage IV cancer and her journey as a single mom enduring treatment, Saranne highlights the challenges of chemo brain, especially in high-pressure situations like job interviews. Through laughter, reflection, and listener engagement, she encourages the community to adopt a comic perspective for resilience and stress relief.
"It helps build your resiliency. It helps you when things are stressful and awful and yucky like they were for me..." ~Saranne
Today on Beating Cancer Daily:
· Laughter is a powerful coping mechanism, even during cancer treatment.
· Chemo brain is a real and recognized side effect of chemotherapy.
· Humor can help build resilience and manage stress throughout the cancer journey.
· Job interviews while experiencing chemo brain can lead to funny and relatable moments.
· Saranne encourages listeners to contribute their own jokes or stories about cancer and chemo brain.
· The world has become more aware of chemo brain thanks to scientific research.
· Using humor can be a gentle way to acknowledge memory lapses during or after treatment.
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