Getting In A Tizz With Cancer
johndabell 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…
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Cancer And Anarchy
Cancer brings anarchy to life, lots of it. It disrupts, upends and shakes you like a snow globe. It brings with it disorder, lawlessness and upheaval. It brings about mayhem,…
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…
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…
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,…
Cancer And The ‘New Normal’
We all want a ‘normal’ life. But whatever that might mean, when you have been told you have cancer, normality ceases to exist. The only normal thing about cancer is…
Cancer And Feet
When you get a cancer diagnosis then it can be quite a while before you find your feet. So what do you do to quell all those fears, insecurities and…