"Erin's Grand Mummy" genre: General Comedy
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	This song is a "Monster Mash " treatment of a very serious subject, Lymphodemia, a swellingof arms caused by mastectomys. But hey, "Coming back from cancer is like Rising from the Dead! "
	CD: The ChemoBabe   Label: Due out December 06 2000 Credits: 2000 Gus Johnson
	Story Behind the Song This song is from "The ChemoBabe" album due to be released on December 6th. The album is a suite of songs dealing with my wife's treatment for breast cancer. Other titles include "How Strong She Is", "Robot Dog," "The Big Falsie", "The ChemoBabe", "Bald, Bold and Beautiful." This song deals with Lymphodemia, a condition of swelling caused by the removal of lymph nodes during mastectomies. The 'Babe's arms and hands swelled up enough to require physical therapy, which consists of a lot of rubbing fluid up the arms and applying bandages to compress the arm for better drainage. Since the therapists tend to talk a lot about "mummy bandages" it was easy for the 'Babe to come up with being "Erin's Grand Mummy to describe herself from our new granddaughters eyes. The song was written in the doctor's office as we waited for them to remove the porta-cath which had been surgically implanted in her chest to allow chemotherapy injections. It came together very quickly and was recorded in three takes at a local studio. Lyrics Erin's Grand Mummy © October 12, 2000 Gus Johnson Erin's Got a Grand Mummy Who's been in a cancer fight And now they've got her all wrapped up On Millennium Halloween Night She's feeling kinda spooky With her bald and shiny head But coming back from cancer Is like rising from the dead! Erin's Grand Mummy Wrapped up in Artiflex Erin's Grand Mummy From her fingers to her neck They burned and cut and poisoned her What will they do to her next She's Erin's Grand Mummy They put her in the hospital And cut off a couple of parts They fried her with radiation And burned her near her heart Then they gave her Isotopic Chemicals Which made her glow at night Compared to that the Thrilla in Manilla Was just another Friday Night fight! They fought decongestive drainage With a miofacial massage And bound her in a pressure sleeve With bandages and gauze And then they took her porta cath out The valve beneath her skin And the Queen of Lymphodemia Was ready for the haunting to begin

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