Being A Cancer Champion
johndabell We all need someone to fight our corner, especially when we are vulnerable. We need someone to champion our cause, listen, challenge decisions and stand up for our best interests.…
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Fifty Shades of Cancer
Cancer is not sexy. Not in the least. It is categorically unsexy. Or is it? There is a much wider meaning of ‘sexy’ that cancer thriver Kris Carr taps into…
Doing Cancer Your Way
When you are told you have cancer, whether early stage, late stage or somewhere in between, what do you do? When you are having treatment or you have finished treatment,…
Cancer And The ‘New Normal’
We all want a ‘normal’ life. But whatever that might mean, when you have been told you have cancer, normality ceases to exist. The only normal thing about cancer is…
Cancer And Feet
When you get a cancer diagnosis then it can be quite a while before you find your feet. So what do you do to quell all those fears, insecurities and…
Cancer And ‘2am Courage’
If you were woken up at 2 o’clock in the morning with a ‘battlefield emergency’, would you be scared witless? Or would you look at the challenge in front of…
Cancer And Financial Toxicity
Cancer hits your pocket hard, really hard. It is one of the costliest illnesses that you can encounter. Many of us get dragged into poverty because we are unable to…
Cancer And The Kitchen Sink
When you are in a pickle, sometimes you have to throw the kitchen sink at a problem. When I first got a Stage IV head and neck cancer diagnosis, my…
Cancer And The Rio Carnival
When I was told about my first Stage IV head and neck cancer, one surgeon suggested I had a choice – have surgery to remove the cancer with ‘no guarantees’…
Cancer And Bedside Manners
The most powerful tool that a doctor possesses is their bedside manner. Some doctors just have a certain way with them. They put you at ease the moment you see…