Welcome to the last issue of Buddies For Life for 2019. This is the time of presents and giving, as well as thanksgiving. Firstly, a big thanks to the editor and the Word For Word Media team for working tirelessly to ensure high-quality and ‘buddie centred’ reading. Several Winnie the Pooh quotes comes to mind when thinking about this issue. The first one is “A hug is always the right size.”
Next our Super Survivor: what a gift! A present that can’t be taken away, that of love and celebration. All survivors show the rest of us that “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.”
Read about including your families in your cancer journey, life after cancer, and saying no to fad diets. Remember that “The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.”
What a beautiful gift! What a miracle child! That attention to detail prior to treatment is what we expect from all oncology doctors. “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
This magazine is about love; get it, give it and support it. And let’s take Winnie the Pooh’s advice: Piglet, “How do you spell ‘love’?” Pooh: “You don’t spell it…you feel it.”
Your Buddie For Life
Prof Carol-Ann Benn
Cover photo by Bianca Wilde Photography | Make-Up by Tanita-Lee Makeup Artist
Florist Bouquet & Flower Crown by Bake & Bloom | Crowns and headpieces – Magpie Calls
Dress by Renette Short Designs
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Word For Word Media, the publishers of Buddies For Life and Oncology Buddies, present the 2020 BIG C SURVIVOR’S GUIDE.
Your annual comprehensive directory of all the information that you, the patient and/or family, seek out. It is the only of its kind in South Africa.
