The Reality of Survival: Hurt, Hard Work, and Holding On
johndabell It’s time to reflect on just how far you have come. You’ve survived! Survival is rarely noble. It’s not clean or cinematic. It’s not always a story of victory paraded…
July 2025
You Are the Only One in Charge of You
There’s a simple but powerful truth I’ve learned: you are the only one in charge of you. Nobody else gets to live your life for you. Nobody else can feel…
When Cancer Builds Invisible Walls: Living and Connecting Through Head and Neck Cancer
The lived experience of head and neck cancer can be profoundly lonely by very nature of the functions it robs you of. It is disabling. It robs you of your…
The Quiet Power of Persistence: Why Quitting Too Soon Costs You Everything
We are addicted to instant gratification. People want results now, and if things don’t fall neatly into place? They quit. A problem arises? Quit. An obstacle blocks the path? Quit.…
Fill Your Tank: Hope is the Fuel
When cancer tries to flood your mind with fear, your first line of defence isn’t found in test results or treatment plans. It’s found in hope. Hope isn’t some soft,…