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John Dabell
@johndabell.bsky.social
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Incurable optimist living with incurable cancer. Hopepunk, Grit Spreader & Force Multiplier. The difference between a warrior and a worrier is a couple of vowels.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · Dec 6
I've just launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe and I hope that you'd be kind enough to share, support, or donate. Thank you!
gofund.me/bb538391
Donate to Help John Fight Incurable Head and Neck Cancer, organized by John Dabell
Welcome to my page and thank you for stopping by! I have incurable hea… John Dabell needs your support for Help John Fight Incurable Head and Neck Cancer
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 16h
Yes I take nivolumab 🙂
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 22h
Mission for this week: keep producing courage, resilience, hope, and optimism on an industrial scale.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 1d
Visting our bright and beautiful daughter today in Liverpool, where she is studying. It is so great to see her! 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 2d
As a third of my life has been fighting two Stage IV cancers and the horrible side-effects, I often wonder how much more productive I would have been without all this. Please continue to share and support my story, thank you. gofund.me/86c8cdcca
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 2d
The best therapy comes without walls or Wi-Fi, and nothing heals, steadies, or lifts quite like fresh air. It’s the cheapest and finest luxury there is. Out here, every breath reminds you what matters.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you 😊
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 4d
Hills build legs. Struggles build souls.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 6d
Sometimes, standing still is the best way forward. Even a statue outlasts the storm.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 6d
Done! I'm now making a swift exit to walk Hetty! 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 7d
Today, I head off for my 69th immunotherapy 'spa' treatment. I’m not in the best shape for this one as pleurisy has thrown a spanner in the works, but I'm not missing it. There's more than one battle to fight.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 7d
Thank you 😊
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 7d
Even when cancer blows the wheels clean off, a stabiliser - routine, hope, love, purpose - can still keep you upright.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 8d
When you uplift others, you don’t lose your strength, you multiply it. Empowerment isn’t a transaction; it’s a chain reaction.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 8d
Despite the pleurisy, I still managed to do a bit of pro bono work in my community this morning. No one will know it was me - it might not even be noticed at all - but that’s not the point. It simply feels good to quietly do your bit.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 9d
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Thankfully, that's not full-time, and I'm looking to equalise and take the lead. The game’s not over. It’s just getting interesting.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 10d
Feeling pretty bashed up and kicked in with pleurisy today, which has me doubled up in excruciating pain. It can be a side-effect of my treatment, so coupled with jaw pain, it is a bit of a tester. Please continue to share & support, thank you.
gofund.me/ac9edc38e
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 11d
About 5 miles a day. My boots don't last long!
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 11d
Brush it off, hue got this!
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 12d
Install optimism. Run compassion. Debug despair. Be the upgrade people didn’t know they needed.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 13d
Tin hats on - a new week, new battles, same relentless spirit. We’re here to do life business and just get on with it.
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 14d
Weekend manoeuvres with Mrs D and Hetty, Part 2. We lapped it up!
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 15d
Thank you Laura, so kind 🙂
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 15d
Mrs D and I on weekend manoeuvres in the hills and getting plenty of fresh air!
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 16d
MRI was on Monday, just waiting for results- no idea when they will be reported on. Trying not to think too much about it, so plodding on. Please continue to support & share if you can, & massive thanks to everyone who has helped me get so far towards my target 🙂gofund.me/366bcf001
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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 17d
Remember you are the boss of you. You are The Governor, Mon General, El Jefe. You are in charge of you.
Be the Commander-in-Chief of your own mind, the CEO of your decisions, the Governor of your grit.
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