This issue’s theme is Orange = Vitality. Vitality represents life force and if there is one person who has an unforgettable and formidable life force, it’s Siré Oosthuizen. 

I met her when I was in hospital; she is the physiotherapist who treated me. As we started chatting, she shared that she is a brain cancer survivor. Little did I know just how incredible her story is. The beauty of being in her presence, is her life force automatically makes you feel calm and her lightness is penetrable. Read Perfectly fine.

I’m not a big artificial intelligence (AI) fan (especially in my line of work) so I enjoyed the viewpoint of AI in cancer care: helpful assistant or hidden risk? This line says it all: Long after the statistics fade, patients will remember whether someone looked them in the eye, noticed their fear, and stayed. Thank you Dr Memory Bvochora-Nsingo for such an important reminder.

Dr Margie Venter covers another important topic Cancer pain control: opioids as part of the plan and debunks the common worries of using them. 

“The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.” – Ram Charan