I came across this really cool article about a man who used the art of dressing up and photography to help cure his wife of breast cancer! He thought that making his wife laugh, would help her heal because after all laughter is the best medicine. Although i’m not sure if this would actually work as a cure, I do think that this man is a genius. He took it upon himself to do what he can for the situation, even if it cause him some embarrassing moments! True love!
Bob Carey travelled the country in a pink tutu, taking pictures of himself at some sites. His hope was that these embarrassing photos of him would make his wife,Lisa laugh!
(pictures from buzzfeed.com)
These are just a few of his works. His wife Linda said that these pictures were effective, funny, and did help time pass. When her nurses saw the photos, they enjoyed them too! After getting positive feedback, Bob decided to continue with his project and soon enough the Tutu Project was born and went viral.
“Oddly enough, her cancer has taught us that life is good, dealing with it can be hard, and sometimes the very best thing—no, the only thing—we can do to face another day is to laugh at ourselves, and share a laugh with others.” -Bob Carey
This article was on Buzzfeed.com titled “This guy travelled the country in a pink tutu just to make his wife laugh during Chemo” by Maycie Thornton.
A nice addition to our blog, but currently in scientific circles there’s a major debate going on on whether positive outlooks actually do conquer illnesses. It’d be nice to see some studies.
Like Professor Judell had said, there are cases where laughter truly is the best medicine. It is something to do with the chemicals that are released whenever we smile or laugh. But if there is one thing for sure, this man really does love his wife. After all, he went around the world and took rater embarrassing pictures of himself in a pink tutu just to please his wife. There are not too many men in the world who would go this far for their wife.
I don’t think the purpose of the photos was to try to conquer any illness. I think it’s more simply just trying to cheer his wife up. She’s going through a hard time, especially with chemo and death right around the corner, anything to lighten her day would be better than just suffering. I loved the article, both because it’s hilarious and that it shows that there’s still good, selfless people out there in the world!