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Leisa

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Humor with an AN
« on: December 27, 2007, 04:23:19 pm »
 ;D
 I found out about mine in Nov. I was pretty freaked out the first few weeks. Being a nurse did not help. I am planning on having surgery at Standford on 2/25/08. I feel good about it at the monent and have been able to GET IT OUTTA MY HEAD for now, but come Feb. I am sure I will get nervous again. My husband is quite the character and so we have started a list of funnies. Please feel free to add to them.

I am just gonna play it by EAR.

I will keep it in the back of my mind.

We are planning A HEAD.

We are keeping an OPEN MIND about it.

I sure would like to "get into your head"




« Last Edit: December 27, 2007, 07:13:40 pm by Leisa »
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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2007, 05:18:45 pm »
Hi Leisa.  It is nice to meet you....sorry it is under these circumstances. 

Yes, humor does help.   Just keep your EAR to the grapevine.

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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2007, 06:33:59 pm »

My wife aways told me "I needed my head examed"

I have a screw loose (my BAHA)

I need that like a hole in the head

I'm a fat head! (trans-lab op filled with belly fat)
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yardtick

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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2007, 06:41:56 pm »
Is that one lump or two?

Are you talking to me?

Can you hear me now?

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Charlotte Lady

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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2007, 08:29:02 pm »
right now mine are:

"I'm such a numbskull"

"Hmmm? I'm sorry.  I was listening with only one ear".

Keep the sense of humor.  It helps on those days when things don't go as well as you would like. 
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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2007, 08:33:04 pm »
I use 'em as a ready made excuse...."I would have got that right but I have these darn tumors in my head." It works so well that my co-workers use it for me too. "Don't blame him, he has tumors in his head."
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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2007, 09:24:36 pm »
“Whatever you just said to me ‘went in one ear and rang out the other’…�

Take off from this idiom
http://www.answers.com/topic/in-one-ear-and-out-the-other

 ::)

Cheers,

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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2007, 12:56:06 am »
I can't think of anything right now, but I will let you know if something pops into my head.

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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2007, 04:42:41 am »
 AN excuse for everything, "I had/have a brain tumor"
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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2007, 10:07:46 am »
Here is a silly one...... adriAN  :-\(my crooked smile)
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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2007, 10:32:09 am »
My favorite was always showing my MRI's and saying "Look, I really do have a brain!".

I don't know, must have fallen out the hole and got lost.

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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2007, 02:37:27 pm »
Well, I've named my tumor.  Her name is Tina Tumor!  When I do something with less than my 'normal' ability/grace I blame Tina!  When I can't remember where I put something, Tina got it.  Tina has been really bad lately.  My husband, who is wonderfully supportive, says it is just my warped sense of humor to name a tumor. 

I've always say, "I wasn't born with a good sense of direction, I got the sense of humor. That way I can laugh whenever I get lost!"  I never considered the possibility that I might have problems THINKING clearly because of a tumor.  Oh well, I think I'll just go make some lemonade.  Hmmm, I wonder where Tina put those lemons I bought yesterday?

Happy New Year to all!

Annette R. & Tina Tumor in GA
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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #12 on: December 28, 2007, 03:54:16 pm »
Quote from: Gennysmom on December 28, 2007, 10:32:09 am
showing my MRI's and saying "Look, I really do have a brain!".


LOL ... I said that too!
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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2007, 08:55:18 am »
My favorite was the scan that said the brain was unremarkable.
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Re: Humor with an AN
« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2007, 09:49:00 am »
Reminds me of the time my Dad had to go for a brain MRI - the doctor called the house with the results and said they didn't find anything!

We teased him about that all the time!

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