A Guy After My Own Heart...

I like reading other people's blogs to begin with and since my recent diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma I have now switched to reading people's blogs who have HL for an added twist. I ran across a guy's blog and he was hilarious. I would post the link and give him total credit for his work but he used a small amount of inappropriate language which I cannot endorse. So, I am just sharing part of his blog. Hopefully he won't sue me and if he does hopefully I get an understanding judge who doesn't like cursing either. :-)

If you haven't noticed, I am determined to laugh my way through this as much as I possibly can. I feel like a positive attitude and laughter are great doses of "medicine" that will help me get through this. I know not everyone "gets" my sense of humor. Please know that it is not my heart to make "light" of the situation, offend anyone else that may be going through this, or has a loved one going through this. It sincerely is just me trying to make the most of each situation and get through it the best way I know how.

Anyway..... this guy was talking about the wonderful med's he was taking post chemo to help him with all of the side effects. I have never been known to take a lot of med's myself. (Jason jokes with me all the time that I can sniff a Nyquill bottle and wake up 2 days later.) So this whole med thing, to me, is a lot. To be honest, I am terrible at it. Keeping track of what I have to take, when I have to take it, and how much I have to take...please!

So, this is a little dialog regarding how the drugs get their names because as we all know, we can't pronounce any of them....I was ROFL (for those who are not up on the lingo that means ROLLING ON FLOOR LAUGHING :-) after I read this and just had to share:

Scientist: "We've discovered a powerful new anti sickness drug that will greatly improve the lives of lymphoma patients undergoing chemotherapy."

Marketing: "Great. We will make lots of money now. What is it called?"

Scientist: "(RS)-9-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-2,3-dihydro-1H-carbazol-4(9H)-one"

Marketing: "Needs a catchier name. What is the target market for cancer these days?"

Scientist: "Hodgkin's lymphoma often strikes young adults, between the ages of 18-35."

Marketing: "Perfect. The kids these days are into dance music. We'll called it Ondance."

Scientist: "I think dance is spelled with an 's'. Also, if you add tron to the end we can tap into that 80's retro movie vibe."

          Marketing: "Killer."