Video Description
When Brother Dean Mousad received a Level 4 skin cancer diagnosis, he made a choice most people would not understand. He kept working, kept mentoring young people, flew to Indonesia, Bosnia, and performed Umrah, all with cancer in his body and uncertainty in his mind.
In this OnePath Podcast, Dean shares the full story of his diagnosis, his mental and spiritual survival toolkit, and what it taught him about tawakkul, community, death, and the purpose of a life well lived. What does a counsellor do when he becomes the one who needs counsel? How do you stay present when a diagnosis wants to pull you into the future? And what does a cup of Zam Zam at the Kaaba mean when your body is fighting for its life?
Dean Mousad is the Co-Founder and Business Growth and Development Lead at 5 Before 5 Solutions, a counselling and mentoring service dedicated to vulnerable individuals in the community. He also serves as Managing Director of Brothers in Need, a not-for-profit organisation that has spent over a decade supporting the most at-risk members of Australian Muslim society. With a background in senior counselling and professional development, Dean brings both clinical insight and lived experience to one of the most confronting conversations a person can have.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Dean's Life Before the Diagnosis
04:31 Getting the Cancer News
06:08 Taking Control: Diet, Sleep, and Exercise
08:47 Travelling with Cancer: Indonesia and Bosnia
11:16 Umrah with Level 4: Drinking Zamzam at the Kaaba
13:44 The Procedures: Surgery and Waiting for Results
17:02 Managing the Mental Battle While Waiting
18:33 The Results Come Back
20:16 Advice for Others Going Through Illness
24:07 The Community That Showed Up
26:52 Spiritual Remedies: Prophetic Medicine and Qadar
28:35 The Hadith That Carried Him Through
30:18 Combining the Secular and the Sacred
33:15 If I Survive, Alhamdulillah. If I Don't, Alhamdulillah.
34:15 How Cancer Changed His Relationship with Death
35:35 Proving Something to Allah Before He Returns
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