Mr. C: My New Boyfriend
To make a relationship work, focus on what you appreciate about the other person, and not your complaints. When you focus on the strengths, you will get more of them. – Rhonda Byrne, The Secret Nairobi, March 30,...
The Shower
Warm water probes my bald head, Where long hair used to diffuse the chains of drops. Savouring a moment of being alone, I glance down to watch the water leave my feet and run to the exit. ...
My chemo set back…a gift?
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present. –Babatunde Olatunji Nairobi, March 8, 2013: I was scheduled for my 5th cycle of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy (also called chemo) is...
I am not my hair!
Nairobi, March 5, 2013: My good friend Sylvia Gichia published my photos on Facebook. Not just any photos, but the ones from my impromptu photo shoot over the weekend, where I reveal for the first time my bald head!...
Understanding my cancer
There are several types of breast cancers. Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma is the most common type that starts in the milk duct and spreads through the ductal wall into the surrounding tissue. Once that invasion has occurred, the...