When Chemo is the New Black

This an episode for all those who like to wander, but find themselves temporarily stuck due to pesky cancer treatment. We discuss some ideas about why travelling might or might not be. good idea, how to get travel insurance, and some things to assess as part of feasibility planning.  Please remember though, if you are immunocompromised or in active cancer treatment, it's a smart idea to wear a mas...

It can be very overwhelming telling anyone about a cancer diagnosis, particularly those who are closest to you. This episode looks at some ways to make this process easier, as well as the argument for letting people know so that they can help you (or get out of your way). 

Becoming bionic aka getting an implantable chamber or catheter. I think Nietzsche had it right. You’ve got to learn to love your fate, otherwise it will just make you bitter and quite possibly very boring. Getting a port is anything but boring, I share the story of getting the port implanted, and a little bit about what it's like to be the proud owner of a port.   

Preparing to kick cancer's means usually preparing for chemo - unless you have supernatural self-healing powers, in which case please contact me as I probably have a job for you... This episode looks at what to do before chemo, on the day of chemo, and the best environment for recovering from chemo, so that you can get organised in advance. We talk about how to organise on a practical and social s...

Episode 3: Improving Your Health I’m so glad you are all still alive! This is brilliant! Now lets talk about what you can do to try and stay this way.  There’s a lot you can do: we will have a look at the research and books by Dr O Simonton (psychologist), the research into the factors for radical remission for incurable cancer patients by Dr Kelly Turner, and some useful buddhist thinking on life...

Episode 2: Don’t Panic (Unless Panicking is Useful) The sun is going to explode in about 3.5 billion years, but anything that happens between now and then is still probably up for grabs. This episode looks at our reaction to times of extreme stress, and how to manage these reactions creatively and constructively. When to panic and when not to.  What to do if you are panicking. How to get people to...

This episode looks at finding hope when dealing with illness that has the same long term survival odds as being savaged by a pack of wild crocodiles. If crocodiles actually hunted in packs, and thank God that they don't. So based on that metaphor we will probably all survive, particularly with the new research and treatments coming through. This episode talks about; Deciding to hope Finding a trea...