Self-compassion is having a positive attitude & involves practising self-care that benefits your well-being and quality of life. That can mean taking it easy but it can also mean challenging yourself and going hard on yourself. Read more in my blog below:
johndabell.com/2024/05/23/can…

Okay, time to get this show on the road and get the hard yards in the bag. Keeping match fit for treatment so my body is ready.

5 days to go until spa treatment number 52 and I'm getting in the zone!

When we get some good news about a scan or a treatment working then we should broadcast it but with good grace and a cautious optimism always sparing a thought for those that are in the thick of things. Find out more in my blog below:
johndabell.com/2024/05/22/can…

Getting outdoors is the best brain hygiene you can get. It washes away most troubles and cleans the mental pipes, at least for a while anyway.

After 6 weeks, I've finally got my CT scan results. Thankfully, it is stable! Lungs are more inflammed again but that's not going to stop me. Pathological jaw fracture is also stable. In summary, that will do very nicely thank you.

Cancer is not an exclusively adult narrative. Find out why the F bomb doesn't work for me in the blog below.
johndabell.com/2024/05/21/can…

Make hope your active ingredient.

Cancer staging lacks impact of response & lumps patients together in 'bins' so it is not individualised - it doesn't meet the needs of patients or clinicians. Set the stage for you own comeback and prove them all wrong. Read more below:
johndabell.com/2024/05/20/can…

Get ready to fire some positives into the week. Prime the cannon!

Mental and physical health are so important as a cancer patient. To supplement my daily optimism and daily walks, I'm going to give these a whirl for a month each day and see where it takes me!
The Daily Dozen! (1935) youtu.be/bOY_wzL9enE?si… via YouTube

It's Sunday, so time to chill and take things easy. Have a lovely day and enjoy it!

Every cancer patient would benefit from reading 'Making Sense of Cancer' and so would all medical staff involved in our care, especially oncologists, surgeons and specialist nurses.

‘Making Sense of Cancer’ has received several exceptional reviews, but this by John Dabell, a Stage IV cancer patient, is very special to me. It captures exactly why I wrote this book. Thank you, John! I admire your positive attitude and the inspiration you provide to others.

Is it possible to ever make sense of cancer? Find out more in my blog below and why reading Jarle Breivik (MD, PhD, EdD) has helped me climb the mast towards the Crow's nest for a better view.
johndabell.com/2024/05/18/mak…

Award yourself
10 points for getting up
10 points for getting ready
10 points for getting on
10 points for getting lost
10 points for getting stuck
10 points for getting unstuck
10 points for getting back
10 points for getting better
10 points for getting through it
10 points

I think King Charles would see the funny side of this!

Hold on, just keep holding on! You are closer than you think.

Hospital consultant happy with me so now to press on and to keep pressing on!

Hospital appointment this morning so a bit of exercise en route to get me into the swing of things!