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What inspired Jon Nabbs to run across Canada #nzpodcast #newzealand #cancerresearch

April 19, 2024 / 01:00

This episode discusses life-changing moments, cancer diagnosis, and personal adventures. The conversation centers around a friend's stage four brain cancer diagnosis and its impact on the speaker's perspective on life.

The speaker recounts a pivotal moment triggered by hearing about a 34-year-old friend of a friend diagnosed with terminal cancer. This news prompts reflections on mortality and the urgency to live fully.

Inspired by this realization, the speaker shares how it led to a desire to hike the Te Araroa Trail in New Zealand. The experience symbolizes a break from lockdown and a commitment to pursuing dreams.

Listeners hear about the ease of making life changes once the speaker decided to act on these feelings, highlighting the importance of seizing opportunities.

The episode emphasizes the transformative power of confronting mortality and the motivation it can provide to embrace life.

TL;DR

A cancer diagnosis inspires a speaker to pursue life adventures and seize opportunities.

Video

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there's this moment that was like the
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clearest most identifiable like before
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and after
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moment I've ever had in my life and it
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was like through an old girlfriend I'd
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met this other lady I wouldn't call her
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a friend I only met her a couple of
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times so yeah we catching up and she
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asks you know have you heard about this
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friend of hers has been diagnosed with
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cancer so stage four brain cancer 34
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years old 4 months to live two kids
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under 4 years old the first thought that
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went through my head when I heard you
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know like dad died mom died and then
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hearing this was just like why on Earth
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am I not walking the teror trail like a
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YOLO sort of thing yeah obviously
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there's no answer to that question it
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was just all those little fears that
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when compared to the reality of death
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just disintegrate and fall away and
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you're just like left free to get stuck
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to your life and for me that's what the
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TA was for me it was Adventure it was
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getting out of being cooped up by
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lockdown it was the T Trail it was like
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this shining dream that I wanted to do
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and all of a sudden I booked my flight
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the next day everything was just so easy

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Episode Highlights

  • A Life-Changing Moment
    Hearing about a friend's terminal illness prompts deep reflection on life choices.
    “Why on Earth am I not walking the teror trail?”
    @ 00m 32s
    April 19, 2024
  • Facing Mortality
    Confronting the reality of death makes fears seem insignificant.
    “All those little fears just disintegrate and fall away.”
    @ 00m 37s
    April 19, 2024
  • The Call to Adventure
    The desire to break free from lockdown leads to a spontaneous decision to travel.
    “It was like this shining dream that I wanted to do.”
    @ 00m 54s
    April 19, 2024

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Life Reflection00:32
  • Confronting Death00:37
  • Adventure Awaits00:54

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