Jim Breuer, an American patriot, stand-up comedian, and former cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” recently discussed how his wife’s cancer diagnosis has affected his religion and connection with God.
Breuer was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998. After his retirement from SNL, he became well-known for his role as Brian in the 1998 stoner comedy film Half Baked.
In his latest episode of “The Breuniverse Podcast,” Breuer described a conversation with a friend about his wife, who was only given months to live by her doctor. He also revealed the story of how he found out that his wife had stage 4 cancer.
“I feel a lot of people need this, I need this, everyone needs what I’m about to put out there,” Breuer began.
Breuer said of his wife’s cancer diagnosis, “The doctor says, ‘Nothing we can do. It’s everywhere.’” the comedian recalled, The doctor gave his wife only a few months to live.
“Your life as you know it, changes like that. Your whole life flashes.”
Later on in the podcast, Breuer disclosed that his wife had battled incurable cancer for five years.
“I know you’re spiritual and you believe in God, and your wife is deep into the word of Jesus, and born-again, she found her faith many years ago,” the SNL alum recalled a friend telling him. “How does that affect that now? … Are you mad? Are you mad at God? Does that screw up your faith?”
“I said to be dead honest with you, not at all,” Breuer responded.
“If anything, I’m not mad at what I will not have,” he continued. “I’m not mad of what’s being taken away. I’m not mad about what I’m not gonna have anymore, but I am so damn blessed for what I had, and what I still have.”
“Woah!” his friend reacted.
“Do you know how many people never had the relationship I did and still have?” Breuer told his listeners. “Do you know how many incredible, lifesaving, emotional, deep-saving moments I’ve had with my wife Dee?”
“As a matter of fact, I see it even deeper now. I thought I saw it, but I see it deeper now,” he said.
“You can either turn your back and be mad or you can look at it as, ‘Wow! I didn’t realize how beautiful life is and was when it’s right in front of you,’” an emotional Breuer offered. “Start looking at the beauty right in front of you with yourself.”
“I’ll never be mad at God,” the comedian asserted. “I cannot believe the beauty that surrounds me, I can’t believe the beauty that is given to me.”
Watch it here: Youtube/Jim Breuer’s Breuniverse
Sources: Westernjournal, Theblaze