johndabell Rose, Rose, Thorn And Bud
Fancy playing a gratitude and reflection game? It’s called ‘Rose, Rose, Thorn, Bud’ and it might just help you to meditate on the day you’ve had, count your blessings, settle…
The C-Word And Cancer
There are many people who don’t like saying the C-word. They find it offensive and vulgar. This isn’t surprising, it is a powerful word dripping with trauma, emotion and ignorance.…
How Can A Sandwich Beat Cancer?
There is a 23-year-old housewife influencer called Nara Smith who has had 25 million hits on TikTok for making a peanut butter sandwich. Clearly, this is bonkers but her 9.9…
The Kobayashi Maru Test And Cancer
If you are a Trekkie then you will already be familiar with the Kobayashi Maru. If Star Trek isn’t your bag then let me explain. In one of the episodes…
Cancer And Panning For Gold
Cancer brings with it a whole raft of negatives that can engulf us. But even in the thick of all the challenges, there is one technique I find helps me…
The Curious Case Of The Argus-Eyed Optimist
Cancer and optimism might not seem like they go together but they can and they do. Over the years I have developed an Argus-eyed optimism and although sometimes bruising, this…
Cancer Is Not A Journey?
Cancer is a journey. Some don’t like that expression. Others hate it and want to scream. But one person’s thoughtful metaphor can be another’s cliché. Personally, I’m not a fan…
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…
Cancer Is No Surprise
Should we be surprised when we are told we have cancer? When I was told, it shocked me to the very core of my being. But living with incurable cancer…
Cancer Think Tanks
What’s missing? Cancer Think Tanks are missing, that’s what. They are desperately missing. There are over 200 different types of cancer and each one of these deserves it’s own specific…