Who Has The Good Cancer?
johndabell I’ve read recently a few people referring to a particular cancer as being ‘the good cancer to get’. Riter (2015) notes the following when he says, ….all cancer is bad,…
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Cancer And Distractions
Cancer is all-consuming mentally, or, it can be if we let it. Mind demons can wrap us in barbed wire and keep us inside a compound of stress and anxiety.…
Be A Merchant Of Moxie
To get through any of life’s challenges and moments of madness then we need bucket loads of moxie. Merchants of Moxie make it their business to showcase moxie and to…
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…
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 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…
Cancer And Presilience
People often talk about resilience and bouncing back or springing forward but what comes before that? Well, there is a word for it and it is ‘presilience’. Presilience is what…
Be A Digger Of Hardiness
When we talk about plants being hardy, we mean that they can stand up to low temperatures and survive. When we talk about hardiness in people, we mean the ability…
Give It The Old College Try
When was the last time you gave it the old college try? When was the last time you really tried your very hardest? When did you last give it your…
Cancer And Being A Resistance Fighter
We all navigate and manage the reality of cancer in our own way. I choose to manage my day-to-day brushes with the cancer experience as a resistance fighter. In other…