Welcome to the June-July issue where Purple = Creativity. I love the quote by Albert Einstein, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.”

To be creative, I believe you need a deep sense of curiosity and a willingness to be vulnerable. And even though Burnell Nagaya doesn’t see himself as creative, he fits this description perfectly. It’s so refreshing to speak to a man who uses his experiences for retrospection and seeks the deeper meaning of life. Read his story The Power of Now.

Two important topics are covered in this issue: Dr Elizabeth Hart tackles Dealing with difficult families while Pieter le Roux highlights the importance of Debriefing for nurses.

With Men’s Health Month in June, Oncology Man covers two significant topics: Bone health and fracture risk during ADT for prostate cancer and Erectile dysfunction and pleasure. Thank you to Eric and Thersia Vorster for being vulnerable enough to share their experience with erectile dysfunction; read I felt like a failure.

Happy reading and take care in these winter months.

Yesterday and tomorrow cross and mix on the skyline. The  two are lost in  a purple haze. One forgets, one waits. – Carl Sandburg

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