Cancer for Jokers

By John Jeffrey Stanton

Cancer for Jokers is an irreverent account of dealing with a recent diagnosis of incurable metastatic prostate cancer. Philosophical musings on life, death, and even politics, are peppered throughout the book. Cites to some medical studies are also included within providing some educational value for the reader. It is a one of a kind work that will appeal to anyone coping with an incurable disease, or readers who find dark humor to be good medicine for whatever ails them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Jan 5, 2019
• ISBN: 9781483495712

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Copyright © 2019 John Jeffrey Stanton.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of the author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

Joker by Heath Ledger quotes courtesy The Dark Knight, Warner Brothers

Toxic image: Jonsuk/Shutterstock.com

Skeleton Image: Burhan Bunardi/Shutterstock.com

Hairy Monster Image: Brem Stocker/Shutterstock

Headless Man Image: Rogistock/Shutterstock

Naval Ship in Wave: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Photographer: Commander Richard Behn, NOAA Corps

ISBN: 978-1-4834-9570-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-9571-2 (e)

This book is a work of non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, the author and the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and in some cases, names of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy.

The chapter titled Self-Termination? is not in any way an endorsement of suicide or assisted suicide. Faced with terminal or incurable illness the mind wanders into areas not normally traversed.

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Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 12/27/2018

Dedication

For Damien and Scylla

For TAL, FD, JC, PC and Championship Nichols Football of the mid-1970’s

For LFS

For RF, DM, DA

For the USA

About the Author

John Jeffrey Stanton is a husband, father, American football coach/player, journalist and teacher. His work is cited in dozens of technical and non-technical works in the USA and abroad. He has written hundreds of articles on culture, politics and national security, plus commented on the same on radio programs and in publications around the globe. His commentary was carried by CBS Evening News, ABC, CNN, and Investor’s Business Daily immediately following the insurgent attacks in New York City and Arlington, Virginia on 11 September 2001. He wrote over 100 articles, based on over 100 sources, over a five-year period, on the US Army’s, TRADOC, Human Terrain System, part of the nation’s COIN effort. He taught a course titled National Security in the 21st Century at a private high school in the DC Metro Region for 10 years.

While employed by a Russian news agency, he clandestinely and gladly worked for a US government agency. Over a two-year timeframe he exfiltrated information on Russian operations/personnel for use by the US government.

Jeff’s astrological sign is Cancer.

He was diagnosed with incurable metastatic prostate cancer in October 2018. The cancer traveled from the prostate to numerous sites in the skeletal structure. His mother, Joan, died of breast cancer and his father, Jack, from complications of prostate cancer.

His many works can be found under the name John Stanton or John J. Stanton. He is not to be confused with the John Stanton of Buzzfeed or the wealthy John Stanton who owns the Seattle Mariners!

Why So Serious?

Joker (Heath Ledger version): Smile, because it confuses people. Smile, because it’s easier than explaining what is killing you inside.

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Colleague: "Jeff, you’re such a @#$%^&*! You don’t take anything