Manufacturing Morale: Why I Built a Dopamine Menu During Cancer
johndabell I recently went to the theatre to see Othello. The acting was quite superb and was it was brilliant to watch. Live theatre always gives me a buzz and a…
Health
Hard Days Are Construction Days
Recovering from multi-organ failure is hard work. Recovery is exhausting, frustrating, and full of uncertainty. It’s also full of the kind of courage that rarely makes headlines. People often imagine…
There Is Nothing Normal About the “New Normal”
After a major health scare or a life-altering diagnosis, you will often hear medical professionals talk about finding your “new normal.” It is a phrase I find infuriating because there…
A Room With A View – The Hospital Window
Two seriously ill patients shared the same hospital room. One of the patients had the bed by the room’s only window and the other patient had his bed by the…
My Cancer Commandments
No one has a cancer rule-book or ‘How-to do cancer’ guide. It’s individual, your own manuscript and your own narrative. I do what I do because my mantras and messages…
Cancer And Pyt
The art of letting go of things out of our control is never easy. We all get frustrated and annoyed and sweat the small stuff, especially in relation to things…
Getting In A Tizz With Cancer
Tizita is an Amharic word that means a bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, or thing gone by. Cancer survivors will know this feeling well. When I was…
Cancer And Arugamama
There is only so much of our lives we can actually control. Why is it then we waste so much time and effort trying to control what actually can’t be…
Being A Cancer Champion
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.…
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,…