Jenga And The Cancer Brick
johndabell Life is a Jenga tower and the cancer brick is in there somewhere. This stealth brick holds all the chaos. Pre-cancer, you build your base and keep adding bricks without…
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Cancer And Being A Polymath Patient
Getting an incurable cancer diagnosis means that all work stops. And then the real work begins. Given only 2 months to live, it was a very easy decision to stop…
Being A Cancer Doula
Being a doula isn’t something you’d normally associate with cancer. Doulas support in pregnancy, birth and in the postnatal period by providing information, advocacy, and offering practical and emotional support…
Cancer And Crip Time
I’ve been living in crip time for the last 14 years. That’s a long time. Crip time. It’s not the most elegant phrase but what is it? Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril (2024)…
Cancer And Sharp Elbows
Sometimes cancer requires us to communicate with sharp elbows when it comes to pursuing personalised care and improving quality of life outcomes. Being a patient with elbows creates space for…
Cancer And Going The Extra Mile
Going the extra mile means to do more than one is required to do and be willing to make a special effort to achieve something. The ‘extra mile’ is that…
Cancer And Mise-en-Place
We can’t ever guarantee having a ‘good day’ but there are things we can do to stack the odds in our favour. One ritual any self-respecting chef will adhere to…
Be A Catalyst Of Can-Do
If you think you can’t then you probably won’t. Can’t is a contraction of cannot. It’s also a contraction of you. It makes you smaller. Can’t gets in your head…
Be A Mojo Spreader
We’ve all lost it at some stage. Some of us might still be looking for it. But when you’ve got it, you feel it in your bones. You feel great.…
Cancer And The Red Carpet
When you have cancer treatment should you also get a bit of the ‘red carpet treatment’ too? Cancer is a tough experience so anything that can make it more bearable…