Shrinkage: Manhood, Marriage, and the Tumor That Tried to Kill Me - Couverture souple

If ever there was a book that combines laugh-aloud humor and heartbreak, Bryan Bishop's Shrinkage is it. It will grab hold of you and it won't let go.-- T. C. Boyle, New York Times bestselling author and PEN/Faulkner Award winner Since none of us is getting out of this alive, we are all measured, in a way, by the prospect of that mortality. Bryan Bishop has faced his ultimate truth with wit, compassion, honesty and art, providing the rest of us with what we need most--inspiration.--Ken Burns, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Filmmaker A candid recounting of this funnyman's navigation across cancer's rocky terrain and his trek back to health. Bishop's narrative brings a much-appreciated dose of human warmth to a dark and scary place.--Kirkus Reviews Bishop delivers a moving testament to the goodness of friends, family, and strangers during times of need.--Booklist Bryan is smart and knows it. And wants you to know it. As you read this book you'll see just how sharp and clever he is.--from the Foreword by Adam Carolla This is a must read for anyone with a pulse.--Dr. Drew Pinsky, Loveline and Dr. Drew on Call Bald Bryan puts the can in cancer and the bone in boner!--Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live! Greatly supplementing the heartfelt...funny account that follows are Bishop's Tumor Tips--extremely useful nuggets of advice for anyone navigating a scary battle with a life-threatening disease. --Penthouse Instead of giving up, Bryan found refuge in comedy. Within the page of Shrinkage, Bryan recounts several experiences of his treatment and recovery through a comedic lens while never losing sight of the stark reality of his diagnosis.--Star & Lamp Review Cancer is not funny. But...this book about Bryan's cancer is VERY funny. I'm so confused.Bobby Moynihan, Saturday Night Live Bryan is truly the most underrated of comedic sidekicks --Various

At thirty years old Bryan Bishop's life was right on track: as the sidekick on The Adam Carolla Show, his career was taking off and, newly engaged, his personal life was soaring to new heights. Then he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Suddenly Bryan's promising future was looking at a troubling schedule of radiation and chemotherapy. But having found refuge in comedy, Bald Bryan recounts his alternately heartbreaking and hysterical experience of cancer treatment and recovery, from writing his will with the bravado of a pulp novelist, to taking chemo in a strip club, to achieving his life-long dream of getting another woman in the shower with him and his wife (even if it was only for physical therapy). These and other charmingly twisted scenes make the serious truly a laughing matter. Now four years since his initial diagnosis, Bryan celebrates how his aggressive treatment shrunk his tumor and gave him a new lease on life. Through odds and obstacles, blunders and dilemmas, Bryan radiates through his narrative with wonder and humor. This profound, honest, and surprisingly funny recovery book is a Cancer Schmancer for the Jimmy Kimmel Live! crowd.