It is a safe space where individuals discuss everything affecting their lives from matters of the heart to food and exercise for cancer warriors. The Cancer Café is open to cancer patients, their families, caregivers and anybody willing to learn and interact with the patients. Read moreRead More

‘Fighter, warrior, hero – these are among the cliches unpopular with some cancer patients, a survey finds.’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47002578 The UK poll by Macmillan Cancer Support of 2,000 people who have or had cancer found “cancer-stricken” and “victim” were also among the least-liked terms… Calling a person’s cancer diagnosis a “war” or a “battle” and saying...Read More

KBCM is Faraja’s annual fundraising and awareness campaign that runs during the month of October. This initiative allows corporate organizations, schools, religious institutions and individuals to host coffee mornings for their staff members and friends for a get together in a social atmosphere to demystify cancer. KBCM-Brochure-2018-Final-Oct(1)Read More

My drive to share my cancer story is stronger than the fear I feel each time I remember the experience or go for another medical review. It is stronger because I acknowledge that I am one of the lucky few who make it alive to the other side of a cancer diagnosis with the most...Read More

Treatment involved the full cascade of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy that took 11 months to complete. It was a good thing I was not aware of what that meant in terms of the toll it was going to take on me physically, mentally and psychologically, because it was a tough process. Initially dealing with the...Read More

During my treatment I had access to a wealth of information from various avenues, from peers, support groups and various cancer trusts. This however was mostly in hospital settings and was not as readily available to the support structures that took care of me. It was ironically that as the patient, I was their main...Read More