PinnedNine Years of SeasonsIt’s been nine years. Nine years today since I got diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, October is a month…Oct 27Oct 27
THANK YOU, GEN Zs, FOR MASHUJAA WEEKIt took a while to fall asleep last night because images of the Gen Zs protesting in Nairobi and from across the country kept me awake. My…Jun 21Jun 21
This Healing Love“Grief is love that has no place to go.” I woke up to those words this morning, and the pain in my heart resurfaced, and I cried. It was an…Mar 151Mar 151
Ready for the baton?“You can’t be 50 and still be adulting,” I thought. I asked myself whether my parents’ generation had a term similar to adulting or if they…Jan 21Jan 21
Still smilingIt was around this time eight years ago I was diagnosed with the blood cancer Multiple Myeloma. My life has never been the same since. The…Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
When Truth Sets You Free.As a teenager, I wore a mask. I was also always surrounded by friends, yet many times I felt alone. I didn’t think others like me harboured…Apr 23, 20232Apr 23, 20232
A new every dayI had forgotten that every day is a milestone; you don’t have to live with cancer to recognise that. I have been reminded that every day is…Dec 6, 20227Dec 6, 20227
Food and Blood.“Perhaps the secret to growing from our wounds is to live close to the earth to live with our hearts and minds and bellies in touch- both…Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
Embracing My EverythingCancer is scary, but it’s not the end. For many, it’s offered a new journey into places within us that we never knew existed or to meeting…Dec 1, 20211Dec 1, 20211
