Gia's Cancer Journey - Kinda Funny Podcast

[@eliot327]

Because of this episode I just made a doctors appointment.

[@cyanihilist]

I hope everything is okay, best of luck.

[@GenePark]

much love and compassion to Gia. thanks guys for sharing. through the wire indeed. ❤

[@awams]

My boy, Gene Muhfuckin Park!

[@ohjay7612]

Stay up Gene!

[@SombreroConservative]

stand down cancer! Love you gene!

[@Foxxy_Steve]

Lost my mom to cancer in 2021. I was with her every step of the way and I can still only imagine what it’s like to go through it. So happy you’re on the other side of it and that you have an amazing support system.

[@connerc97]

Sending love to Gia and Tim!!

[@karlmoore1837]

It is true, 50% of us will experience cancer in our life time. It ain't no joke and please get yourself checked out by a medical professional. Thank you for sharing your story, glad you are on the road to recovery

[@shaselai909]

yeah. my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer early and she had it removed before it spread anywhere - she didn't want to take any chances at all. My uncle had colon cancer and that didnt end well. Those "colon test kits" commercials might seem funny but it should drive people to take a test with the doc.

[@legend_blazer]

Lots of love and well wishes to Tim and Gia Gettys - Congratulations on becoming a family.

[@Tsutabon]

Hearing other people's cancer journey's helps me continue the fight. I had cancer while I was pregnant 2 years ago. Was stage 3 breast cancer. I fought it, I had my kid, and I was a cancer survivor for 5 months. Now it's come back and I'm at stage 4 with the cancer having spread to several parts of my body. It's so scary, and it's so hard after 3 years of fighting, and it's so hard not to hate your body for doing this to you. But I'm proud of you guys, keep up the fight , don't give up, and I'm proud of you Gia!

[@henryjb46]

I am so sorry this has happened to you. I got mouth cancer last year. I cannot imagine if it came back. Keep going.

[@MoonDoggie82]

My wife is a breast cancer survivor. My wife as well always took care of her body and watched what she was eating. 90% of what she eats is super healthy especially after we had our son. So when the diagnosis came it was like a gut punch, thankfully everything was caught early enough. #fuckcancer

[@unknownguy38]

Kudos for being open to sharing this journey with us 'Best Friends'. You didn't have to, but you did, which is both Brave and shows that you truly think of us a a community of friends. Wishing you a speedy recovery Gia!

[@timmcdonald9445]

We just lost my Mom to Colon Cancer in July, and we lost my partners mother to Pancreatic cancer this past November. The pain of losing someone to cancer is unmeasurable, and the hole they leave behind is indescribable. So happy Gia is okay, and you guys are able to continue loving each other. Hug your loved ones, tell them you love them, and take care of yourselves. People love you more than you know, never doubt that.

[@MarioNotBros]

I love you both. Y'all are a constant source of inspiration. I'm so so happy to know Gia's okay and to hear her story. 💙

[@bourdieufan7433]

gia’s lovely ain’t she folks

[@Dracobyte]

Thanks Gia and Tim for sharing your experience with us.

[@dolfincorn]

Thank you for sharing your story. I hope yall understand how sweet it is that you share these vulnerable moments in your life so that we can learn from and sympathize with different people. Hope everything stays well!

[@wesleydunkerton]

One of the most special things about this community is how close knit it feels for being thousands of people spending their time listening to a group of 11. Y’all go from the shenanigans of last weeks Kinda Fuedy to hard topics like cancer and it works because everyone is earnest with whatever they do in a way thats hard to find anywhere else. Much love and support to Tim and Gia, thank you for sharing your story.

[@Lewismarty1]

My dad survived a similar cancer in his throat. Much of the chemo threw off his taste for a long time but it gets better. So slowly that it’s hard to notice, but it does. Much respect to the Gettys fam

[@bellalee6927]

I had thyroid surgery in 2006, and they removed one of my thyroid. Surgery went well. But i wasn't put on any meds at the time. Eventually, i had to start using Synthroid. I also had my other thyroid removed in 2009 it was an up and down situation. I was very depressed at times because I started losing my hair. I have under-active thyroid. Thank God that everything turned out great for you.

[@knightwarfilms8923]

I love being able to full gutteral laugh with Kinda Funny, but I adore the hard hitting sensitive topics as well! So happy Gia is doing good and crossing my fingers for the future! Thank you both for sharing this 🤘

[@DavidHernandez-lq7kn]

One of the hardest I've laughed at a podcast this year was Tim story describing gia making a restaurant full of people throw up. I'm happy everything turned out ok and hope things stay good. Take care KFBFs

[@slayer_419]

This is a really important episode. Thank you Gia sharing your experience

[@ixquiz]

So happy for this positive outcome! I waited to watch this episode but I could watch it uninterrupted. Tim has become my favorite KF person and I cannot imagine keeping it all together with all he does while Gia was going through this. Gia has such a positive outlook on this and it’s amazing how she sees the positive in even the bleak moments. I’ve not had the opportunity to see her on content other than the wedding and she is pure awesome. Best wishes to the both of you! Thank you for talking about this.

[@OMGLX]

Tremendous episode, as usual -- I have to highlight this, even though it's hardly novel to anyone at this point anymore. I love, love, LOVE that this podcast can be wall to wall hijinks for weeks; Mike's hysterical desperation to get pegged at a concert, why Tim hates Ben Miller, the jackals that come out at company lunch-- and then an episode like this drops and it doesn't feel out of place. Thank you all for creating a place for dark AND the light to get equal billing, and making the human condition we're all making our way through feel a little less alien, and a little less lonely. Even bigger thanks to Gia for being so open and communicative with her struggles, and all the other factors that impacted her journey to being cancer-free. So little of what anyone goes through occurs in a vacuum, and it helps immensely to hear about some of those things that add gravity to an already taxing situation -- that goes for Tim as well. Massive love to everyone in the Gettys household. 💓

[@henryjb46]

Thank you for sharing your story Gia. We can be neck scar buddies. I got diagnosed with mouth cancer last year. I know how you feel about feeling your body portrayed you. I had perfect teeth / never had a cavity / never smoked / dipped. I was a rockstar at the dentist, but i still got mouth cancer. 2 years ago, in November/December, i started to get a pain in my mouth, and when i got anything sinus related, i would be in a lot of pain. I thought it was an ear infection. Went to the doctor and got loaded up on sinus meds and was off on my way. It did not get better. So my doctor sent me to an ENT. They x-rayed me and was still going to send me home with more sinus meds. Until i told the doctor that i was not able to eat anything solid without being an extreme pain. So he looked in my mouth and left the room without saying a word. Then they did the biopsy to confirm it was cancer. I had a growth under my tongue that grew so big that it was pinching a nerve and the eating issue and the ear pain was all due to the tumor hitting that nerve and radiating from mouth to the ear. By the time i got to surgery i was taking morphine every 4 hours for the pain, which was a blessing. Because i did not drown or research on it. I just wanted it out. Now i can understand the hold pain pills can have on you if you are in constant pain. Before this i thought you can just willpower it you will be fine. But being in that amount of pain for the first time in my life i was telling my wife at 3hr and 59 mins you got to have it ready, because i cannot function without it. For the surgery they had to reconstruct my tongue and take a few lympnodes. Recovered from surgery, then it was off to radiation. It was not bad until the last week. Now i am cancer free. I'm getting my scans every few months. With every scan i might get .000000001 comfortable that it wont come back. I think the biggest mental hurdle is not knowing why or where the cancer came from. I loved my wife before. We met when we were in high school and have never really spent that much time apart from each other. But the love, grace, and strength she showed me gave me the greatest comfort and joy of knowing how much she stepped up for me and our daughter. She is my ride or die. It will get easier over time it is just so in your face because its fresh and your voice is funny to you. But once that recovers you will start to think about it less and less.

[@RetiredRinne]

Having lost my mom to cancer, hearing success stories and you guys being so brave about this feels good. I spent this whole episode with tears in my eyes, a little sad because you guys do not deserve any of this, but mostly happy that everything is ok. I understand Gia feeling betrayed but she should also be super proud of the way she treats health, because even though we are all susceptible to it, the more healthy we are, the more chances of surviving we have!

[@RobertHighwind]

Thank you for sharing your story and being vulnerable. Much love and best wishes on the rest of the journey.

[@voylesaustin94]

Gia is so delightful and well-spoken. Overall, I'm very happy for the Getty's family!

[@palregionplays]

Tim makes me happy every week with his positivity, passion and enthusiasm. Been a day 1 fan and still here. Love you, Tim ❤️

[@oscarguerrero5852]

I've been watching kinda funny for 15 plus years since Gregg been in ign beyond! God bless u guys

[@romeovanbuiten7987]

Such an amazing, positive and fun pod. Thank you so much for sharing the positives and negatives of your journey. Both of you have been through an incredibly tough experience, and the courage you have to share, and help others relate is so uplifting, thank you! All the best on your speedy recovery. Now all I can think about is Espresso Martini's, restaurant quality tortilla chips and getting high.

[@Siferzion]

My mum had thyroid cancer. And the crazy thing is, she didn't even find it, the surgeon did. My mum had hyperthyroidism, so they operated to remove part of her thyroid and while they were in there, found cancer. Like she woke up from the operation, and next meeting she had with the doctor, he was like "yeap, all went good, no concerns, btw we did find a small amount of cancer so that's gone now too" and mum's like "wait what?" Thanks for sharing your story Gia. I know the costs over there are insane, so hope this hasn't fucked you guys up. I'm only halfway through, so you might mention that aspect later on. Anyway, thanks for sharing. 😊

[@mjspresents]

Right on for sharing. Congrats, Gia! My mom fought breast cancer starting in 2017- it was a really rough time and fortunately she's been clean for a few years now. But it was really rough and I'm grateful everyday she's healthy and kicking. It made me start praying. But yeah, even when she was considered clean, the warning was that she needs to keep getting checked for the rest of her life. So I hear you. I'm glad you got in there early. It was really hard for me, too, considering I was helping her and helping my sister raise her newborn son at the same time and I just didn't have proper support from people who I used to call friends, so listening to Kinda Funny in that time was a comfort thru so much hardship. So fuck yeah, Gia! Way to go! I wouldn't say it's your body betraying you. No matter how hard we try, I've learned the universe will throw things at you no matter what. What matters is that we respond with urgency and take care of business. And maybe it sounds hokey, but having faith, having confidence in yourself, getting that love from everyone around you - all of that is crucial in your body taking care of you. Your body needs something to fight for, and fortunately, you, Tim, your loved ones, ganged together to make sure you knew they had your back. That's beautiful and your body needs that as much as your mind and heart do, so way to go guys. Keep on hanging on to the rollercoaster of life. Good job being a good hubby, Tim. Keep kicking ass, Gia. ❤❤❤

[@DeltronFF]

Gia and Tim.. wishing all the best and a speedy recovery. Cancer is so insanely frustrating.. I hate knowing so many things we eat and drink daily are a big reason for it. Its so fucked.

[@BoomSlang001]

I got good news last week that my more worrisome nodule (I have 2) was biopsied and came back benign with a follow-up in 6 months! Nearly 10 years ago I saw 2 additional Adam's Apples in the mirror. I've had an ultrasound once or twice a year since. I hate having anything done with my neck. I have to remind myself that it's not really a ticking time bomb. I'm more concerned with pancreatitis I've had and the cancer that can come from that. My Mom had stage 4 breast cancer and beat it. Unfortunately, we lost her to leukemia in 2019 after I provided her my marrow, plasma, etc. during a successful bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, the worry of cancer is always there in the back of my mind, and I think people need to remember to stay vigilant as it, while unlikely, can return or manifest in a different way/place in the future. Support groups online or in-person can help. Thank you for sharing!

[@AverageJoeOnAir]

Thank you for doing this episode. I know this is something that is so raw to talk about, huge shoutouts to both Tim and Gia and much love as well.

[@CesarPalafox90]

Love you Gia and Tim! Thank you for sharing your experience, I’m happy you are on the mend!

[@sillyliljames]

all the love to the gettys family ❤

[@danielle_z]

What a special podcast. Gia, I am so sorry you had to go through all of this. Your strength is inspiring, you are such a remarkable woman. #fuckcancer And Gia, my parents split when I was kid, so I would absolutely have that same theory about the eggplant socks! 😆 All the best to you and yours. 🙏🏻🩵

[@Baytuh]

My dad died from cancer back in 2009 even our first dog Diamond a Miniature Schnauzer had cancer died in 2021. Get checked if you can.

[@richdarb8022]

Go Gia, Glad your ok

[@TrimblyWimbly]

So happy Gia got through it and is on the mend! Thank you for sharing your experience

[@terryjeffs6401]

Love you guys

[@rowegardner9673]

Gia’s shirt design is S Tier. Such a cool pick

[@Tee_youyou]

Sending you both heaps of good healing energy! Power to you Gia ❤

[@thedude2596]

Much love and force to Gia

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

All the love to you both 🖤

[@spacemanleezy93]

Such a beautiful family love the gettys wishing Gia a speedy recovery. P.S. love the OG space jams Tim!

[@SabelXDlol]

[@galacticmaui2]

Inspiring story

[@SombreroConservative]

A very touching episode. Despite all of the disagreements many of us may have in regard to worldview, gaming opinions, politics etc.. I pray for all of your health and prosperity. 🙏

[@superluigiac]

Thank you for this, nice to meet you, Ms Gettys!!

[@VirtuousContract]

I lost someone to pancreatic cancer 😢 thank you for sharing much love to both of you

[@iltubo]

thank you for sharing Gia!

[@faizorbit9622]

Very interesting and glad the surgery went well. Learnt a lot from this thanks

[@Siapsidhen]

Thank you for sharing and being brave, but Tim calling Gia "Through the wire" kanye is craaazy 😂.

[@russdyer1977]

So happy you are healthy - sending good wishes, thank you for sharing.

[@o.c.4677]

I've had this nodule growing by my ankle, and just keep putting this off. I'm going this week to get it checked out. All the best to everyone

[@GKsTheMan]

Kinda funny is love❤Best friends for life🎉

[@TechnoZen36]

Always do your best to address concerns for your health.. as scary as it is. As a 39 year old I had a heart attack and felt the symptoms out there that are common. I called 9-11 and had stents in my artery within an hour. 2 years later i'm still here. It can happen to anyone. Call 911 and dont wait - worst case they tell you its anxiety

[@teflonjon3341]

Cancer is no joke, I watched my grandma suffer through it and it was horrible. I don’t wish that on anyone and please get yourself checked on routinely, especially if you have a suspicion. My grandma ultimately passed because she didn’t let anyone know about the lump on her breast for months, by the time she went it was too late. Love you both❤

[@jaredlachine3762]

I'm trying to listen this podcast, but I can't right now. My mom goes in to see if she has cancer tomorrow and if it's curable or not. I'm so happy you're ok Gia!! I hope you remain cancer free forever and live a long life with Tim! Just for now I can't listen without dread taking over my heart

[@taylorscott1849]

Ahh im not ready for this.

[@mrmigs3817]

Sending love to the Getty's.. great news to hear your ok and recovered 🙏🏿❤️

[@tjoneal79]

Before I met my wife she too had this surgery, I wish you the best in your recovery.

[@Pigeon_Patrol]

Sounds like Bless' heaven 42:33 Big love to Gia

[@SpiderLuke]

It's a very scary thing. My ex from high school just died from stomach cancer at 39 a year ago. Really stuck with me.

[@chknrsandTBBTROX73]

Hashimoto’s is very underdiagnosed as well, we will see more diagnoses as time goes on and more people know. The stats on this stuff is crazy.

[@OldManGeezuz]

I cant watch this yet because I am at work and don’t want to cry but wanted to add my support for yall ❤

[@ChrisHolker]

Omg guys, I’m so sorry you’ve been going through this

[@IamJacksColon4]

best wishes to Gia

[@Roneish1996]

What’s made me happy this week is this episode. While it truly sucks that someone so awesome has had to go through all of this and is so massively impacted by it, the love you both have for each other and the amount of support and love Gia clearly gets from people in her life makes me very happy. As does the fact that y’all make accessibility changes for the sake of your dog it’s a big deal as someone who has a lot of personal interest in disability stuff and that weirdly meant a lot to me. I am still struggling with Greg’s attempt to insult you by calling you autistic especially as someone whose followed KF since foundation but I don’t want to make this comment all about that just wanted to say that this episode is very appreciated.

[@youkolvr8922]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Gia. My high note of the week is that I adopted a cat.

[@RetiredRinne]

Sending love to you both ❤ Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@mjspresents]

I gotta say tho that's the funniest thing I've heard - Gia comes out of the surgery and is "holding court" with everyone- even the nurse is surprised she keeps talking! 😂😂😂 But that's awesome hahaha. Best part, the judgment of her mother's new husband eating chips! 😂😂😂

[@GetGoodGirl1561]

My mom had to get her thyroid removed due to Hashimoto’s and it was a bit of a rough recovery but she’s fine now and I hope your recovery is smooth Gia. Thank you for sharing your story. I’ve had my own scares, with pre-cancerous cells showing up on my cervix which I had to get removed (the cells that is), and a couple of months ago I had to get a mammogram for breast pain. Thankfully it was nothing, and I felt almost silly for panicking over nothing, but I’d rather get checked out than let it grow if something is wrong. Always get it checked out.

[@Tsutabon]

ALWAYS get it checked out. Doctors will always tell you that "You're too young." I got stage 3 breast cancer at 32. I have stage 4 at 35. Don't take no for an answer, that's what I tell everyone, especially women.

[@Jace_Drone]

We love you, Lady G

[@MelodicQuest]

"Get High." - Gia Gettys

[@JoshJr98]

All love from me to you guys

[@S0mewhat_Damaged]

Sending love guys ❣

[@Poever]

Poor Gia~. She’s gonna need a Ghia

[@johnmolloy1034]

❤❤❤❤

[@lancerloco]

Anytime someone writes Gia(!) needs to add two extra ! …put some respect on dat name, thanks for sharing Gia(!!!) and happy to hear you’re making a full recovery

[@geoafe66]

❤️Cancer is way too common but treatment is improving and hopefully one day a cure will be possible. As AI advances this is one area it could be really helpful.

[@JoySticksandPowerbombs]

Much love to you Gia! #FuckCancer

[@fireballpaul12]

All the best to Gia in her recovery. But i have always thought it with the American health care system compared to ours in Britain having to weigh up whether or not you can afford to go and seek medical attention is beyond backwards. Thank god Gia did but man you guys should have national insurance and take care of each other.

[@CastleChris92]

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but Gia sounds like Stewart from MadTV

[@chaostheoryELEVEN]

❤️

[@Delko91]

God damn you both are so beautiful in and out much love

[@postdylone6141]

Is the lisp an affectation because of the accent?

[@CooperBarth11]

🙏

[@CheefChaos]

🩷💙🩷💙

[@Thejardos]

Lord ya keep getting curve balls non stop 😅

[@keithknows1809]

I can't believe nobody is talking about this. I'm a little ashamed to admit this, and based on the fact that _nobody_ has mentioned it I feel like its my responsibility to bring it up. Its stupid i know, but I won't let my shame rule me. For this _entire_ episode I thought that Tim's drink was the same color as the couch. I know I know it's silver it's reflecting yada yada. In my defense though that is totally a Tim thing to do. No one else needs to speak up, but I know I wasn't the only one to think that.

[@habiskybombdigy2900]

Pfft i had cancer i. The 90s ( ALL leukemia) in the 90s at 4 years old it was a death sentence in the 90s. But now becuze of a studdy Dr barr founded but also put kids on plasibo medication and they died to make this medicine that now has a 95% rate of successful. I heard now thank you to all the death that came before to help her get better. I hate ungratefulness

[@marcove3]

Glad Gia is cancer free. This also taught me rich people go through sickness very differently.

[@coldogno7]

kinda not funny podcast

[@Thejardos]

❤❤❤