Cancer Humor - Sometimes you just gotta laugh about it!

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Permalink Reply by Andrea on March 4, 2008 at 2:32pm

Ryan -

I love your shirts and your humor. Congrats on beating cancer. Survivorship is a good place to be - and it can be freeing and empowering. I hope to be back there again soon.

I'm just starting my chemo treatments for my 2nd round of breast cancer. I've always dealt with this with a good dose of irreverant humor. I have 2 young kids and want to make it as non-scary as possible. So, they will help me shave my head in the next day or so. And, I've told them when it starts growing back we can dye it any color they want.

I am curious how your experience with CafePress has been. I found them a while back and wanted to make my own shop for some crazy kids shirts, but have been putting it off.

I'm also working on a collection of humorous stories about cancer. My sister (also a 2 time survivor) and I would like to publish it some day. Of course, it will probably be more of a cathartic project for us than anything else. But if our craziness can help anyone else feel better, that would be awesome also.

Andrea

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Permalink Reply by Big Ryan on March 4, 2008 at 3:06pm

Hey Andrea,

I would check out Blurb.com for your publishing ideas, they are great. I am also a photographer and use them for all my print books.

Hang in there.

Best,
Ryan

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Permalink Reply by Baldylocks on March 4, 2008 at 2:42pm

I've come across your shirts before. It's good stuff! I actually make sarcastic magnets about cancer. I've been too tired to make them lately but they are sure fun.

Your shirts are great! I hope everybody takes a look at them.

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Permalink Reply by Ang on March 4, 2008 at 3:09pm

Hey Ryan, I have seen some of your shirts and they are great. I have come across some of your blogs and love them.

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Permalink Reply by Big Ryan on March 6, 2008 at 8:33am

Thanks for the compliments. Thanks for taking some time to read all my crap!

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Permalink Reply by Chris in Wyoming on March 4, 2008 at 3:10pm

I just love your shirts! I have the "cancer can kiss my ass" sweatshirt and am getting ready to order chemosabe (that just cracks me up!). People look a little shocked when I wear these or my F!@K Cancer hat....geeze, like we should be POLITE about it?!
Thanks for adding some humor and visibility to our fight.
You rock!
Chris in Wyoming

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Permalink Reply by Big Ryan on March 4, 2008 at 5:36pm

WOW, I knew they were selling well, but to hear about people having them is still pretty cool.

Thanks Chris!

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Permalink Reply by belinda on March 4, 2008 at 6:43pm

Hey fellow Looavillian
I dont live there now but still call it home. Checking out your site made me homesick, especially this time of year. I miss going to Churchill Downs. I knew when I saw the horses, you must be a Kentucky boy. Do you get to the races much? I grew up in the Highlands and we would go to the track all the time.
Your pics are beautiful. And I love the t'shirts. Laughter is great medicine, isn't it?
I like your attitude. Keep it up.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle on March 4, 2008 at 7:08pm

Hi Ryan, getting ready to place order for your shirts! They are terrific! Nerd and Freak are the ones i'm getting! Ok, so i'm a nerdy freak! Or a freaky nerd! :O)
Michelle

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Permalink Reply by Big Ryan on March 4, 2008 at 11:16pm

Michelle,

Thanks so much for placing your order. I hope you like your spiffy new shirts. Let me know when you get them!

Thanks again,
Ryan

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Permalink Reply by Big Ryan on March 4, 2008 at 11:16pm

Hey Belinda!

Yes, I love going to the track. I am a photojournalist here in Louisville. Every year I have full press credentials for the Derby Fest and Churchill Downs. Last year I shot Derby & the Oaks days after getting chemo. Talk about fun. Being in the infield with 30 pounds of camera equipment all chemoed up.

I live in Clifton, right next to the Highlands.

I love me some Louisville!

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Permalink Reply by TL Hines on March 6, 2008 at 12:48am

Folks, about the only thing funnier than Ryan's shirts is Ryan himself.

Um, I did mean that as a compliment.

I'll post a photo of moi wearing my favorite Chucklenut Shirt soon. But since the topic at hand is humor, I can't resist sharing a favorite cancer cartoon. Most people who don't have cancer cringe when they see it...which makes it funnier to me.

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