Judy Tenuta is kicking cancer’s stage 4 ass! You may know her as The Love Goddess, Aphrodite of the Accordion, Singer, Comedienne supreme, stage actress performing in the Vagina Monologues and Menopause The Musical. She has appeared in specials on HBO and a stint on General Hospital and is the first female stand-up comic to win “Best Female Comedian” at the American Comedy Awards. Oh, and how about Full Frontal Tenudity and Desperation Boulevard? She just keeps going on and on with creative wizardry.
Busy as she has always been, she is now adding another and critical dimension to her activities with doctor’s appointments, chemotherapy and a will to stand up to this opponent with not just her strength and determination but with ebullience and a constant awareness of her blessings.
How she suspected she had more than what she thought might be kidney stones is a critical lesson for all of us in how to pay attention to symptoms and get the medical care we need.
Judy talks about her unique life as one of 9 children, the endless love she has for her astounding parents, what they instilled in her as a child, what they required of her, discovering her own talents, discipline to follow her intended path, her friendships, and the strength her boyfriend brings to her life. And, she shows how she is Kicking Cancer’s Ass. She has what seems to be a bottomless well of gratitude. Her good cheer is abundant. She is kindness itself and a boundless source of good information. How she lives life is lesson after lesson in finding joy and surviving difficulty while adding sparkle to the lives she touches. You can see her in action full force face to face right here.
Love letters? Hear what she has to say about the letter she got from an older brother who was, in truth, not always so kind to her as a child. She was in tears at the healing it did. She has a series in mind of the ones she wants to write and has said when she is done she will come back and read them to us.
Do yourself a favor and listen to and watch this remarkable loving, adorable. talented woman because she does have a way of walking right into your heart and staying there. Yes, yes, we all know beauty is only skin deep but, as it happens, Judy Tenuta has that, too.
