Cancer And Self-Compassion
johndabell Be kind to yourself. You’ve heard that said before and, in the context of being a cancer survivor, it’s not that easy to pull off. Many of us try too…
2024
Cancer And Good News
One of the hardest parts of cancer can be getting good news. That sounds counterintuitive. How can getting good news be anything other than a good thing? Well, getting it…
Cancer And The ‘F’ Word
Some people like to tell cancer to ‘do one’. Others go further and use the ‘F’ word. They use the ‘F*ck cancer’ message and #fuckcancer as a loudspeaker to tell…
Cancer: All The World’s A Stage
Exit stage left. Exit stage right. As a Stage IV head and cancer patient, I’m not interested in leaving the stage. I intend to stay on it for as long…
Making Sense Of Cancer
Is it possible to ever make sense of cancer? Cancer appears to make no sense whatsoever. Why would the body attack itself and press the self-destruct button? Isn’t this biological…
Cancer And The Self-Contract
I was recently asked how I motivate myself on the days when I don’t really feel like going for a walk outside. It’s a good question because it gets to…
Being A Hope-aholic
Hello, my name is John and I’m a hope-aholic. It has been 2 minutes since my last hopeful thought. “Hope-aholic” (n.). Someone who never loses hope and has an unshakable…
Cancer And Being Positive
I’ve often heard and read people on social media saying something along the lines that a positive attitude won’t cure cancer. No it won’t. I don’t actually know anyone that…
Cancer And Time Toxicity
For cancer patients, time is of the essence. In my case, with incurable cancer, time feels particularly precious as it is limited. I suppose that’s the same for us all…
Protective Optimism
Optimism is a positive health asset that we can use to experience and secure a productive, healthy and happy life. It is a personal protective armour that can facilitate the…