Cancer, Mission Control And Taking Risks
johndabell The nerve centre for American human spaceflight is NASA’s Mission Control Centre in the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. It has been described as something like an emergency call centre or…
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Cancer And Being Vital
Vitality is having physical and mental energy. It is a core construct of our health and well-being that encompasses self-care, self-awareness and self-compassion. The word vitality itself is derived from…
Cancer And Self-Compassion
Be kind to yourself. You’ve heard that said before and, in the context of being a cancer survivor, it’s not that easy to pull off. Many of us try too…
Cancer And The ‘F’ Word
Some people like to tell cancer to ‘do one’. Others go further and use the ‘F’ word. They use the ‘F*ck cancer’ message and #fuckcancer as a loudspeaker to tell…
Making Sense Of Cancer
Is it possible to ever make sense of cancer? Cancer appears to make no sense whatsoever. Why would the body attack itself and press the self-destruct button? Isn’t this biological…
Cancer And The Self-Contract
I was recently asked how I motivate myself on the days when I don’t really feel like going for a walk outside. It’s a good question because it gets to…
Cancer And Being Positive
I’ve often heard and read people on social media saying something along the lines that a positive attitude won’t cure cancer. No it won’t. I don’t actually know anyone that…
Cancer, Good News And Maintaining An Even Strain
What do you do when you get some good news? Punch the air? Jump for joy? Open a bottle of bubbly? Probably all three and who can blame you?! The…
Cancer And Nursing Care
I’m guessing that most patients hold nurses in relatively high esteem. Without them, the system grinds to a halt. Nurses are often referred to as ‘angels’ or ‘heroes’ with superpowers…
Cancer And Micawberian Optimism
When you have cancer then it’s important to adopt a positive outlook. It helps to be stubborn. It helps to be a contrarian and an outlier. It helps to have…