Beating Cancer Daily with Saranne Rothberg ~ Stage IV Cancer Survivor

Beating Cancer Daily with Saranne Rothberg ~ Stage IV Cancer Survivor


Tumor Humor: Job Interview with Saranne

June 03, 2025

Today on Beating Cancer Daily, Saranne tackles the lighter side of living with Stage IV cancer by sharing one of her own humorous takes from her 31-day "Can We Laugh at Cancer" humor challenge. Drawing on her personal experience of 30 years beating Stage IV cancer and her journey as a single mom enduring treatment, Saranne highlights the challenges of chemo brain, especially in high-pressure situations like job interviews. Through laughter, reflection, and listener engagement, she encourages the community to adopt a comic perspective for resilience and stress relief.


"It helps build your resiliency. It helps you when things are stressful and awful and yucky like they were for me..." ~Saranne



Today on Beating Cancer Daily:

·     Laughter is a powerful coping mechanism, even during cancer treatment.

·     Chemo brain is a real and recognized side effect of chemotherapy.

·     Humor can help build resilience and manage stress throughout the cancer journey.

·     Job interviews while experiencing chemo brain can lead to funny and relatable moments.

·     Saranne encourages listeners to contribute their own jokes or stories about cancer and chemo brain.

·     The world has become more aware of chemo brain thanks to scientific research.

·     Using humor can be a gentle way to acknowledge memory lapses during or after treatment.

 

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Have a blessed day! Saranne