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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsCancer on Five Dollars a Day (Chemo Not Included): How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Lifeby Robert Schimmel
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In the spring of 2000, Robert Schimmel was riding high. Hed won the Stand-Up of the Year Award, his HBO special was a huge hit, and his sitcom had been picked up. And then it all came crashing down. Diagnosed with Stage III non-Hodgkins lymphoma, he was told he would have to undergo chemotherapy immediately. The sitcom was dumped and the fire of his white-hot career started to go out. But Schimmel never lost his sense of humor, his knife-like edge, and most of all, his passion to entertain. Indeed, it was his basic need to laugh-even if the only people around him were suffering from cancer and the room he was playing was the Mayo Clinic infusion center-that carried him through his ordeal. From his colorful banter with nurses and other patients during chemo, to his hilarious conversation with a wig salesman, going for the laugh was Robert Schimmels survival mechanism. Alternately laugh-out-loud funny and profound, Cancer on Five Dollars a Day is an honest account of how one mans face-off with a deadly disease helped him better understand himself. Review:"Schimmel already had a hit HBO stand-up comedy special and a Stand-Up of the Year title from the American Comedy Awards when, in the spring of 2000, he was diagnosed with Stage III non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His world changed instantly; success in the raunchy joke trade-he also had an edgy FOX series in development-was replaced by the struggle for survival, the rigors of chemotherapy and all the fear and uncertainty that goes with it. Schimmel also looks back on his son, whom he lost not long before to brain cancer. Among a crowded field of inspiring and straight-talking personal survival stories, Schimmel's conversational account is particularly ribald, emphasizing the importance a sense of humor can play in coping, learning and healing." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:Stand-up comedian Robert Schimmels edgy, hilarious, and poignant musings on his battle with cancer About the Author Robert Schimmel, named one of Comedy Centrals 100 Greatest Comics, has had Showtime and HBO specials, bestselling CDs, a Fox TV pilot, consistently sold-out club dates, and is a regular on both Howard Stern and Conan OBrien. He lives in Los Angeles. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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