Comment from Flavio Farias
Time March 1, 2009 at 10:28 pm

Thanks for following me at TWITTER. I enjoyed the article, and I wish to share it with my friends.

Best regards,

Flavio

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Comment from Janet Williams
Time March 2, 2009 at 12:09 pm

Humor fights the tumor — I actually believe that is scientifically proven! Do take care. Thank you, Daryl, for including Dan\’s cartoons and his message. You both have probably saved some lives today, just by passing along a smile.

Kind regards,
Janet

Comment from Brandi Apana
Time March 2, 2009 at 12:11 pm

Aloha Dan,
I have all my life enjoyed political cartoons and want to thank you for what you are doing. My best to you. I am sending money to you today.
Bless you,
Brandi Apana

Comment from Jules
Time March 2, 2009 at 12:12 pm

Hi Dan and Daryl,

As my father was diagnosed with cancer last January, I had always just thought that nothing about cancer could be funny, but as the disease progressed, we all learned that laughter really was the best medicine! It was a way to deal with the situation at hand. Unfortunately, as the cancer that had started in the appendix metastisized into the lungs, my father lost his fight, but I still remember the laughter we shared.

I wish you all the best, Dan! I know very well that this is a tough fight, but it is worth it when you can still laugh about it, and survive to fight against cancer itself.

Hugs,

Julie

Comment from Ken D.
Time March 2, 2009 at 12:46 pm

Dan:

Good luck with your fight. I’m looking forward to my 29th anniversary as a testicular cancer survivor this year.

Comment from Dave
Time March 2, 2009 at 1:06 pm

Good Luck.

Comment from Thomas
Time March 2, 2009 at 1:27 pm

Wish you a speedy recovery and continuing good health.

Comment from elliek
Time March 2, 2009 at 2:48 pm

Keep up the good fight.l

Comment from Bob B. Atlanta
Time March 2, 2009 at 4:09 pm

My heart goes out to you. I endured dialysis 3 1/2 years (b/4 transplant) and understand the yo-yo of
one day on and one day off. Amazing the body and mind can tolerate it. Wife went thru radiation for
7 weeks of 5 days on and 2 off. The first to last week downhill slide was brutal to watch, let alone endure.
Take care buddy……….attitude is the whole thing. If you put yourself in the dumps, there you’ll stay.
I’ll double up…..$22 coming in snail mail.

Comment from darcy
Time March 2, 2009 at 4:52 pm

my father has prostate cancer…as do the men in his family, have the marker (2 sons, his dad died of it) -
it is a hard road, my dad in his 70s and going through another hard round of chemo and a trial, but he fights, and we love him for it.

i’d stay away from “peanut” butter however…and just go for the “nuts.”

fight and stay around. humor is good, for all of us!

ms. darcy white
arizona

Comment from Chasemason
Time March 2, 2009 at 5:15 pm

I find Dan\\\’s cartoons to be both happy and sad, and I\\\’ll tell you why. (You knew I would) Our 8-month-old grandson, Zachary, is fighting Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, attached to his liver and adrenal gland. He has had 2 rounds of chemo, and is doing well. His nickname is Peanut, so the Mr. Peanut cartoon really choked me up (so to speak). Dan is a brave guy, and I admire him as one of very few people able to find humor in the worst situation. As a regular contributor to the American Cancer Society, I will see that my next donation goes in his name as well as Zachary\\\’s. You and Dan are both in my prayers. You both provide a laugh and a tear, and we need both those things to get through the day. Thanks so much.

Comment from elaine friedrick
Time March 2, 2009 at 5:17 pm

a better option would be to find the CAUSE of cancer….

read OUR STOLEN FUTURE BY THEO COLBURN, OR THE SILENT SPRING. by R CARSON….

AND MAKE OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR INDUSTRIES ACCOUNTABLE…for US having cancer…and stop their profitable dirty work….

Comment from justme2
Time March 2, 2009 at 7:33 pm

My husband also had an orchiectomy last year — but we dodged the bullet in that the cancer in his testicle was a very non-aggressive type (according to his urologist, “if you have to have cancer this is the kind to have”), and had not spread to other parts of the body (though he’ll be undergoing periodic scans to make sure).

Dan, I’ll hold you and all cancer fighters (I refuse to use the word “victim”) in my thoughts and prayers.

Comment from justme2
Time March 2, 2009 at 7:36 pm

Oh, and we also dodged another bullet — the original pre-op instructions were for a BI-LATERAL orchiectomy, which would have pulled both testicles, when the doctor had only specified one. Read those directions carefully, and don’t hesitate to ask questions! And guys, check yourselves monthly; if you search YouTube for “testicular self-examination” there are some great videos there. Folks like the Susan G. Komen Foundation and others have done a great job in getting women to do their breast exams monthly, but not as much has been done to get guys to check themselves “down there”.

Comment from JRMora
Time March 2, 2009 at 9:18 pm

Ánimo Dan!
Sure you Win the fight
I wis you good luck from Spain
Tnx too for publish Daryl
http://www.jrmora.com/blog/200.....tra-tumor/

Comment from Dolph Honicker
Time March 2, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Our older daughter Linda was 19 in February of 1973 when she was diagnosed with acute mylogenous leukemia. Our primary care doc told us to prepare for the worse and that we would be glad when Linda finally died. He sent us to a hematologist, Dr. John Flexner, who told us he reviewed the literature daily but in the meantime to attend a class on death and the dying. Linda declined, saying, I\’m not going to die.\"
One night I told my wife, Jeannine, they have heart transplants, why not bone marrow transplants? The next morning, Dr. Flexner told her of the Adult Leukemia Center in Seattle. He tested our younger daughter, Jan, who proved a perfect match. Mother and two daughters flew to Seattle, I stayed home with our two sons. A couple of days later Jeannine called and said Linda colbalt radiation to her brain and was having confulsions. I left our sons with friends and flew to Seattle. There were ten patients on the ward. To make a long story short, nine died–including a 15-year-old identical twin–and our Linda lived after 104 days in the hospital. We later wrote a piece that appeared in the February 1975 issue of the Reader\’s Digest. I\’ll be sending you a check tomorrow. Best of luck!

Comment from jgsteeler
Time March 3, 2009 at 8:42 am

I have always thought that humor and the ability to laugh can be one of the best healers. The ability to make fun of myself and find humor in every situation has helped me get through many tough times in my life. Thank you for sharing this.

jgsteeler

Comment from Darla
Time March 3, 2009 at 10:32 am

My Mother died of cancer last April. My heart goes out to Dan because I have seen and understand the struggle he is going through. I hope you have family to support you through it.

I’ve had a special affection for Dan’s work ever since I won one of his caption contests. I will most definitely subscribe to his “Using humor to fight my tumor” cartoons.

Best wishes, Dan!

Comment from Rick
Time March 3, 2009 at 11:57 am

I am celebrating 14 years as a rectal cancer survivor. I had a similar experience with intense chemo (plus radiation & minor surgery). Take comfort in surviving the treatment and the knowledge that you are strong enough to endure and strong enought to survive. the harder the treatment the better chance you have. Keep up the good attitude and celbrate what you have and your new life. Don’t dwell on what you have lost; loss is the nature of life. Aren’t things sweeter now?

To Health!

Rick

Comment from erin
Time March 11, 2009 at 1:41 am

A friend sent this to me on FB and i’m so thankful! i was just dx in November. sucks; but humor DOES help!
thanks guys!
erin

Comment from louise
Time March 15, 2009 at 6:49 pm

God bless you! I’ll subscribe as soon as my next payday. Will pray for you..Louise

Comment from Dan Reynolds
Time March 16, 2009 at 2:47 pm

I just wanted to take a minute here to thank you all for your kind words, well wishes, and especially your contributions to my effort to raise whatever I can to help fight this dreaded disease.
Early detection is VITAL. Had I dedected irregularities on my testicle, I could have just had an operation to remove the testicle, but the cancer spread to my abdomen and I had to endure many months of very aggressive chemotheraphy. I’m fortunate that I am alive. Though this particular has a good cure rate, men still die from this and other cancers which are discovered too late.
Dan Reynolds