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Welcome to Inconvenience Productions -- a cancer resource that focuses on humor therapy and HUMAN therapy . Inconvenience Productions offers a place for cancer survivors to go to get in touch with the human side of the battle -- to laugh, find joy and feel good about themselves. Here you'll find cancer humor, funny pieces, insightful articles on survivorship, quality poetry and good links. (Quick note for all you Microsoft Explorer users. Something went awry with my site and, for some reason you can't access my pages through the frames on the left. Sorry. I've given my Internet Provider and my email-man a good stern talking to. Until I do fix the problem, however, you can access everything on my site by clicking on the What's New? link below -- or on this one right here. There's a personal note/message from me, if you care to scroll down. (**ALSO: If you logged on through inclogo.htm -- or don't see the
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS SITE IS TO BE A RESOURCE -- A HUMAN RESOURCE.In facing cancer we get the medical, technical and statistical side of the battle. But, how often do we get the human side? The side that says life goes on -- with and without cancer. Aside from periodically changing quotes, links, poems and humor, this site has two things to say: |
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IF YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF BATTLING CANCER -- no matter what therapy you use, how you look or how you feel -- this site simply wants to reaffirm that you are still a human being. There is no reason to lose sight of that. You are vital. You belong here. As my favorite poem, the Desiderata, says, "You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees or stars. You have a right to be here." So, with or without cancer, allow yourself to have joy, to be human and to recognize goodness. Why not? IF YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE WHO HAS CANCER -- this site wants you to see and treat that person like a human being. The assumption is you've probably known this person for some time, treat them like the person they've always been, the person that you have loved before cancer. For now, cancer is the clothes they wear. It is not who they are. Oh, and one more thing: IF YOU ARE AN ONCOLOGIST -- put down that magazine, get off the golf course and don't waste so much time at that boring seminar. Get into one of your patient's rooms and give them information. Talk to them. Don't treat them like a number, a statistic or a disease. Just treat them how you'd treat your father or son or wife if they had cancer. Here you'll find various pages and links to go to places on the internet where you can either learn more, laugh or just see things that, perhaps, make you feel a little better about life. The quote of the day/week/month,the poem and humor pages will keep changing, so do come back. Surf the links and check out what others are writing on the bulletin board.FINALLY a new update! The site was updated as of 5/23/03 . Everything can be accessed by the frame at the left. Click around. There's plenty of sections that change regularly. Perhaps the best place to start is What's New? For those of you who've never been here before and are wondering what Inconvenience Productions is, it's me. My name is Scott Burton. I am a cancer survivor, stand-up comic and former national champion juggler. I've worked with Jay Leno and written for prime time television. For the past three years I've been performing a high-energy comedy/juggling show that centers on the cancer experience. It's a show for anyone touched by cancer; survivors, caregivers and professionals. Along with the comedy, I ask each person to embrace passion, find what you love and laugh often. To learn more about my show click here. I've also written a book called A Life in the Balance that tells the real and personal story of cancer that every survivor has in their heart. But this one looks at it through a comic's perspective. It is funny, honest and sensitive. You can check it out and read an exerpt here. I also do speaking for corporations, write articles on the cancer experience as well as just doing straight-ahead comedy in clubs. Visit my Home Page for booking and contact info. Request hard copy material. Or email me at Scott@SBurton.com For those of you that have been here before, thanks for coming back. Sorry for taking so long between updates. I guess the main reason for my losing focus was because I went through a divorce. I feel a little icky about it -- just seems like a thing no one should ever do. I guess I think that once a full commitment is made, there's nothing that should change it. You have no choice BUT to work out problems and find compromise. Unfortunately for me, I was wrong. In shows I do on survivorship, one of the things I stress is that, yes we are battling cancer and yes, it's a profound trial. But I also try and make it clear that the trials don't simply stop one day -- it's a constant. This is what life's about. This stuff keeps happening and we are given the opportunity to find hope, laughter, humanity, ourselves and each other within all of our battles. Our lives are still precious and valuable no matter what, and we have the choice to see it as a wonder or as a drudgery. Given that perspective, I have to say, that this divorce is even a little harder to live through than cancer was. With cancer, I always felt like I was in the game. I felt horrible. Somedays I simply wanted to give up. But I had no doubt, even during the worst times, that I had some control over my life. With divorce, I lost that little bit of control. Having a positive outlook didn't work as well, because it wasn't just about me. I could adapt MY outlook, but that was only part of it. It was five people who were severly affected. I wasn't prepared for how much the woman I was married to would want to hurt me -- and, consequently, hurt us all. It still goes on. She is still angry (It's been nearly 2 years). By the way, I am not trying to compare. Some people go through the same thing I am, and for them it's a simple task. For some people, cancer decimates their life. For others, they lose hope because Saved By the Bell was cancelled. I'm not trying to rate the validity or the power of any struggle. Anything is a struggle if it affects you, whether others feel it the same way or not. I'm just trying to say that this is (and has been) my struggle for some time. And, since I've used this section in the past to ask for prayer for people battling cancer, I'd like to ask for prayer this time for my kids, Rachel, Dylan and Matthew. They got thrown into this horrid situation through no fault of their own. I hope you can pray for them to feel whole, feel loved and for them to know that they, too, still have opportunity in their lives to be whoever they want. Thanks. Enjoy your day |
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Since 2/16/98 |
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Cancer Humor, Humor Therapy, Professional Speaker Scott Burton Inconvenience Productions P.O. Box 581083 Minneapolis, MN 55458 (612) 869-2966 |
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