Cancer & The Black Communities: Why we’re still getting diagnosed late
Why Black communities in the UK face late cancer diagnoses. And how stigma, faith, trauma and healthcare inequalities shape outcomes. A lived‑experience resource for patients, families and NHS professionals.
Letting The Cancer Fester
I woke up and a memory from years ago assailed my mind. It was a conversation about spiritual sicknesses and how they are like boils and cancers. An elder from my former church who held me in high esteem and whom I respected a great deal phoned me up after she heard I […]
The horticulturist
“How do you know to do that?” I poked at her leaves Silence. “I mean, how and when to fold your leaves like that” I gingerly jabbed at the leaves again Who talks to a plant, right? Although walking this treacherous road has almost had me questioning my sanity, especially at those earlier stages, I […]