Cancer, Self-Talk And Higher Optimism
johndabell How do you master your inner dialogue after an incurable cancer diagnosis? You don’t – you just learn to be less afraid, root yourself in hope, pump the positives, slog…
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Cancer And Self-Motivation
It can be hard to motivate yourself when you are going through cancer and that’s not unusual. Cancer is zapping and sapping and requires plenty of inner-strength and perseverance to…
Cancer And The Dandelion
Is there a symbol that you associate with cancer? Many people choose to wear a ribbon to show their support for cancer as well as raise awareness and advocate for…
Cancer And Redefining Ringing The Bell
At the end of a gruelling chemo or radiotherapy treatment cycle, it has become customary for patients to ‘ring the bell’. This symbolic ritual marks the end of a pretty…
Cancer Courage
What is courage to you? Some people make courage Some people take courage Some people mistake courage Some people fake courage Some people medicate courage Some people ache courage Some…
Be An Audacious Annie
When you have the audacity to do something then it means you have the ‘nerve’ to do it. Audacity can come in two ‘flavours’. There’s the audacity that equates to…
Why Billy Ocean Is Wrong
There is that old idiom, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” You know the one. Billy Ocean has never stopped singing since the 1980s. But, is Billy…
Be A Twinkle Dispenser
Where would we be without the services of Twinkle Dispensers? You see, if there weren’t any of them around there simply wouldn’t be any twinkles. It’s not always obvious what…
Cancer And Who To Look For
When the world looks scary, what should we do? Well, Mr Rogers remembers his mum saying to him that we should ‘look for the helpers’ and that’s good advice. When…
Cancer And ‘Cancer Club’
‘Cancer Club’ is a sick society that no one wants to join. In fact, new members are not welcome. You do not ask to be a member. This is not…