Where it began

We all have a start and an end. A birth and a death.

What goes in between is life’s great adventure. Some of it we have control over, and some of it is a lesson in learning how to adjust to life’s circumstances.

We sometimes forget that our lives can be fragile and fleeting. We are reminded of this when we come face to face with our own (strangely unexpected) mortality.

A diagnosis of something life-threatening has a second birth effect.

One is forever changed. There was one path before diagnosis, and it changes into something quite different afterwards.

No matter how different we all are to each other, two things remain certain and similar;

the words ‘you have cancer’ incite the same emotions within each and every person, and that fear stays with us like an unwanted guest for the rest of our lives.

My life changed on the 10th of December 2020 with these words.

Through the next 10 months of treatment I came across many gaps in the care of cancer patients, and noticed much that needed changing.

Natural health options to manage side effects, nutrition, and tools to manage the emotional stress were not part of the service that I was offered, and I could not find any other charity focusing on these aspects.

I felt incredibly lonely even though I was surrounded by so many who loved me, and I knew that the only other people who could relate to me were other cancer warriors.

I could not find a support group, so I created one.

As I took on the role of connecting with others and sharing our experiences I soon realised that there was much more that needed attention to help others, and so The Cancer Connection was born.

My ‘re-birth’ was my diagnosis and second part to my life’s journey and The Cancer Connection is the vehicle to rise up and impact change