Siege Museum raises cancer awareness
Walton Clinic nurse Mrs Mthethwa urged people to have regular check-ups
The Siege Museum hosted a cancer awareness campaign on Friday (October 28) in front of the museum in Murchison Street.
The team went out of their way to spread awareness, calling on a cancer survivor and a nurse to stress the importance of getting tested.
The event saw people eagerly wanting to know more about cancer; how it affects the sufferers and their families.
Walton Clinic nurse Mrs Mthethwa urged people to have regular check-ups, as “cancer has hit our town hard”.
As a cancer survivor, Elaine Smuts shared her story of how she has managed to overcome all obstacles in the fight against cancer.
“I want to stress that cancer can be beaten, and it will be beaten with the right mentality. I, for one, am a testimony of that because, when doctors discovered I had cancer in 2012 , it was in its last stages. I’m still alive today because I told myself it wouldn’t get the better of me,” said Elaine.
It was definitely an emotional as well as educational event, with testimonies of triumph and a demonstration by Nurse Mthethwa on how women can test themselves for breast cancer.
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