Although Tony and I could see it in the doctor’s eyes at his appointment last week, Friday night at dinner time we got the call that Tony has rectal cancer. And while we both kind of saw it coming and had a couple days to digest it, I know both of us were hoping for better news. We’ve decided that our mantra is going to be: “Fuck Cancer!”
Not gonna lie, Friday night was rough – we had a pity party for two! But we woke up Saturday with a positive purpose. We don’t exactly know what we are dealing with, other than he has a cancerous tumor. Today we go to a hospital in Chicago where they will do an ultrasound to figure out the exact size and depth of the tumor.
We both are going to rely heavily on our sense of humor to get us through this. All weekend Tony would say something like “can I have a glass of iced tea? I have ass cancer!” And I, who never replaces the toilet paper, replaced it yesterday and as I was walking the toilet paper into the bathroom, I pointed it out to Tony and said “I am replacing this because you have ass cancer!”
Thanks for all your well wishes prior to this diagnosis and keep sending your positive thoughts our way – we can use all the help we can get!
Hugs!
Biz and Tony
This last year I made Fuck Cancer golf towels for a friend with colon cancer and Fuck Cancer sugar cookies for my sister with breast cancer. I would sincerely love to never make them again. Attitude is everything….kudos for sharing, there is strength in numbers!
So sorry to hear this! You guys have a great positive attitude and are going to kick this cancer’s ass!!! I’ll be keeping you guys in my thoughts and prayers.
Christina and I were just talking about this….we’re praying that everything will be okay, and that whatever cancer cell there is, will be absolutely fucked. Your love and bond with Tony is always something that touches me each time I read your post. I think that is much, much stronger than cancer.
(hugs) and positivity your way, Biz.
Good luck to all of you. Sending prayers and good thoughts your way.
Biz, so sorry about this awful news. Keeping you, Tony, Hannah, and Joe in my thoughts and prayers!
Fuck Cancer!!!!! I’ll be keeping you and Tony in my prayers.
biz and tony hang in there as a nurse, its all about how big and location, and it is one that can be cured if caught in time, you have sooo many peoplel here that will support you in prayer and we are here for you both…thru your blogs you have got people out that that care, and blogging will help someone else with this terrible disease, yep fuck cancer…
oh biz, i wish i could give you a big hug! my heart stopped a bit when i saw your caption. cancer has been a problem in my family too and it SUCKS. if anyone can kick that cancer’s ass, it’s you guys. keep that positive attitude, and keep us posted! prayers and love!
teresa
I am so sorry to read this. You’re so much like us, we’d be using humor like you. Good luck with this journey.
sucky news!!! you have a ton of folks on your side though, in case you havent read all 70+ comments. now go fold that cancer like a piece of paper =)
I read your blog just about everyday. It brings so much joy! I am so sad to hear the news and I’m sending you positive and healing energy!
My father has been battling cancer for the past 10 years of my life, and it’s a hard battle! Keep positive and strong!
FUCK cancer!
Keep postive. Hundreds of positive thoughts coming your way. and FUCK CANCER!!
I just got the wind knocked out of me reading this. I will pray for all of you. I like your positive attitude and will pray you can hold on to it through whatever Tony has to go through with his treatments. Hang in there Biz.
I’ve been reading this blog for I don’t know how long, but never commented. Count me as another friend you’ve never met; I’ll be thinking of you all.
Kick your own ass (cancer), Tony!
Prayers and Hugs for both you and Tony!
Oh, honey what a tough one. Let me tell you, 12 years ago my mother had colon cancer, she had it removed, one year of chemo (which was very tolerable) and she’s now 12 years on, no recurrence. At 5 years post-op and cancer free she planted a tree at the treatment centre. Hang on to those stories of folks who make it through with panache, there are many of them and it can be the same for your beloved Tony.
Sending you much love, big big strength, and courage to see you through the tough bits and yes, lots of laughter, laughter is good medicine.
And you know what I’m thinking – if you survived that dodgy flight in that rickety plane on your honeymoon then karma has already shown you that she is definitely on your side. 😉
(((hug))) Biz, I’m so sorry to hear about Tony’s diagnosis! What an awful thing to happen. 🙁 I’ll be thinking good thoughts for you both and for your family and will be keeping you all in my prayers.
Oh Beth I’m so sorry to read this! This is actually one of my fears for Johnny b/c of all his digestive problems with the whey allergy. I think you guys have the right attitude and state of mind. Plus we live so close to some of the best treatment centers in the country. Keep us posted! Your family will be in our prayers! And FUCK CANCER! (I bet Tony never thought his ass would be this famous, huh?)
No doubt that sucks and I’m sorry for all of you that you have to go through this. I can say that humor won’t always get you through the sucky parts and keep the tears away, but it definitely helps. My brother had a very rare type of sinus cancer several years ago that required surgery, exploratory brain surgery and radiation. We kept a similar attitude and actually regularly had the nurses checking in on us and closing the door to his room because we were laughing so hard. We still joke about the book he’s going to write called “It could be worse–you could have cancer” (based on something his doc said right before he was diagnosed).
So again, I’m sorry you all (especially Tony) have to go through this, but if anyone has the attitude and strength to survive this, it’s you!
And there are way too many inappropriate jokes we all could make about “Fuck Ass Cancer.” I just hope for Tony’s sake that no one takes that offer seriously 😉
So sorry to hear it, but glad to hear that you are trying to keep a positive outlook on it all. Best of luck through this process!!!