Laughing In The Face Of Death

A woman went to her doctor. The doctor, after an examination, sighed and

said, "I've some bad news. You have cancer, and you'd best put your

affairs in order."

The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and walk into the

waiting room, where her daughter had been waiting. "Well daughter, we

women celebrate when things are good, and we celebrate when things don't

go well. In this case, things aren't well. I have cancer. Let's head to

the club and have a martini."

After 3 or 4 martinis, the two were feeling a little less somber.There

were some laughs and more martinis. They were eventually approached by

some of the woman's old friends, who were curious as to what the two

were celebrating. The woman told her friends they were drinking to her

impending end. "I have been diagnosed with AIDS." The friends gave the

woman their condolences, and they had a couple of more martinis.

After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned over and whispered,

"Momma, I thought you said you were dying of cancer, and you just told

your friends you were dying of AIDS."

The woman said, "I don't want any of those bitches sleeping with your

father after I'm gone."