To cope with cancer, she created jokes that became a cartoon coloring book, and therapy for others
Humor may not be expected on a chemotherapy floor. But for Jeri Davis, jokes became a way to cope. She was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020 after some early symptoms she chalked up to allergies. After the hospital visit that resulted in a rapid diagnosis and chemotherapy, Davis found many absurdities within the treatment process. “Cancer isn’t necessarily funny,” she said, but ...
by Alison Bowen, Chicago Tribune
Dec 06, 2021
3 minutes
Humor may not be expected on a chemotherapy floor.
But for Jeri Davis, jokes became a way to cope.
She was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020 after some early symptoms she chalked up to allergies. After the hospital visit that resulted in a rapid diagnosis and chemotherapy, Davis found many absurdities within the treatment process.
“Cancer isn’t necessarily funny,” she said, but poking fun at the process, “It gave me a bit of power over it.”
It was hard, she recalled, trying to listen to everything doctors
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