Breast Cancer Smiles Calvert-Davies Shazia
Breast Cancer Smiles Calvert-Davies Shazia On a cold day in February, 2018, Shazia goes from a tennis court in the morning to a hospital in the afternoon where she is diagnosed with an aggressive…
Specifikacia Breast Cancer Smiles Calvert-Davies Shazia
Breast Cancer Smiles Calvert-Davies Shazia
On a cold day in February, 2018, Shazia goes from a tennis court in the morning to a hospital in the afternoon where she is diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. It's the story of a life-altering journey enriched by time. As her journey unfolds, humour becomes her crutch, writing becomes her tool and a powerful connection to her South Asian roots becomes her purpose.This isn't a tale of cancer and the devastation it undoubtedly brings.
She unveils the shame of breast cancer in her birth culture that is killing women before their time. Shazia tells a tale of re-birth swathed in love, humour and pain. In her birthplace, Pakistan, cancer is casually known as 'the kiss of death'.For Shazia, it is quite the opposite.
This is life through a different lens and a questioning of the status quo. Her musings provoke debate and challenge existing beliefs, holding up a