When I look at the fabulous cover, the Muhammad Ali quote: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” comes to mind. The butterfly represents survivorship (and gardens; Dr Kriel has started an amazing initiative, based on an excellent study, looking at how gardening improves survivorship. What an amazing spring and summer project!)
The butterfly also represents, to me, navigation. As it flits from flower to flower. Each patient being a different flower – beautiful with her own fragrance, and some like me…with thorns.
The bee sting represents…possibly cancer; the biopsy (read about the different types). The production of propolis – let’s look at health and gut probiotics.
And the fight – our Super Survivors who make the inspirational quote “Don’t count the days, make the day’s count” a reality.
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Your Buddie for Life
Prof Carol-Ann Benn
Cover Photo by Chantal Drummond Photography | [email protected] | www.chantaldphoto.co.za
Make-up by: Chris Williams – Estée Lauder
Body painting by: Image Alchemy
Body paint sponsored by: Kryolan
Word For Word Media, the publishers of Buddies For Life and Oncology Buddies, present THE 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 first of its kind in South Africa.
