People say the stupidest things when you have cancer
Have people said the stupidest things to you since you’ve been diagnosed with cancer? Oh my goodness, I've heard it all. Instead of words of comfort and reassurance when I told people I had cancer I was sometimes greeted with things like ‘Oh my uncle died of that!’...
Living in the unknowns of cancer [Episode 12]
Whether you were diagnosed yesterday, last week, last month or you’ve been on you’ve been on this cancer journey a while now, you’ll be all too familiar with times of not knowing. We wait for test results, not knowing if they’ll show the cancer’s back or spread or...
How to ensure 2021 is all you’re hoping for, no matter what [Episode 11]
Despite living in the US I still associate ringing in the new year with the sound of Big Ben striking midnight and fireworks light up the night sky over London. To be honest, this year I didn’t even make it to midnight ET. Instead we raised a glass at midnight UK time...
How to Trust God When You’re Diagnosed with Cancer [Episode 10]
The house opposite is being demolished today - you might be able to hear the rumble in the background. There’s a bulldozer out front tearing it apart - not in a clear systematic way, not neatly or thoughtfully, taking care to be gentle or not damage too much around...
Great Faith: It’s not what you think [Episode 9]
How do we build great faith? People often say to me "I wish I had more faith. I really need it." Or, "My faith’s just not strong enough to get through this." I get it. All pain and suffering has the ability to knock our faith but there’s something about cancer that...
The kindest thing you can do for yourself this year [Episode 8]
This episode is all about how to be kind to yourself in 2021 and who doesn’t need that right now? But what's the #1 thing you can do this coming year to help you do that? Well, it's New Years Eve and we're finally saying goodbye to 2020 and I'm sure I'm not the only...
Why does God Allows Suffering [Episode 7]?
If you or someone you love has cancer I don't need to persuade you pain and suffering are real. I don't need to persuade you it can strike at anytime. And, after the year that 2020 has been, I certainly don't need to convince you that no one is immune to it. Yet when...
For the weary, worried and waiting [Episode 6]
Dealing with cancer or watching someone you love go through it is tough enough but load a global pandemic on top of that, and many of us are left weary, worried and waiting for things to change. Each Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus and hear Isaiah's call to...
The prayer you don’t even pray anymore
Have you poured out your heart to God, pleading for things to change until you've got nothing left? Maybe you've given up and simply stopped praying - your energy to pray has been eroded by the constant silence and seeming permanence of the situation. God seems at...
When Cancer Steals Your Joy and Laughter
Did I tell you about the time I brushed my teeth with Preparation H? I know, I know. Disgusting. I’d like to say that it happened because it was dark, it was late, we were out-of-town and I just wanted to snuggle under the covers....