A letter to my uncle…
A letter to Uncle… Dear Bamkuru, It’s October 2025. The sky is overcast and the weather is unusually gloomy for the hottest month of the year. Today marks exactly a year since you breathed your… Read More »A letter to my uncle…
Marlene Gadzirai
Celebrating 5 years in REMISSION
It’s been five years!! Five years since the words “in remission” became a beacon of hope, a fragile promise whispered after the storm. But those five years weren’t a gentle stroll; they were a relentless… Read More »Celebrating 5 years in REMISSION
Sport as a Business: Lessons from Paris 2024 for Zimbabwean Corporate Sponsors
The experience of the 2024 Paris Olympics demonstrated the vast opportunities available for corporates to partner with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and support their athletes’ journeys to the Olympic Games. At planning phase, the Paris… Read More »Sport as a Business: Lessons from Paris 2024 for Zimbabwean Corporate Sponsors
Celebrating FOUR years in REMISSION
Ever been up Mt Nyangani, the highest mountain in Zimbabwe? I have – three times in the last four years! The first time I went up the mountain was a few months after I completed… Read More »Celebrating FOUR years in REMISSION
When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 10)
It has been six months since my last chemotherapy session and three months since the cancer was confirmed to be in remission. These six months have been quite an experience for me. My body has… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 10)
When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 9)
I looked up at my doctor as tears slowly trickled down my face. He looked at me and stopped talking, he knew, he understood. My mind raced back to when it had all begun. A… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 9)
When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 8)
The dilemma of healing At the time I was diagnosed with cancer I went through moments of confusion. I did not have much time to accept that that was my condition. I feel that the… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 8)
When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 7)
Cancer – The pregnancy I never had Three weeks ago on the 10th of February, I had my final chemotherapy session. A month before that I completed 40 days of radiation on the 10th of… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 7)
When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 6)
Chemotherapy is a drug/chemical used to treat cancer, normally given as an injection into a drip or taken as pills. I have been given tablets on a daily basis (3 in the morning and 3… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 6)
When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 5)
Chemotherapy is a drug/chemical used to treat cancer, normally given as an injection into a drip or taken as pills. I have been given tablets on a daily basis (3 in the morning and 3… Read More »When the body protests, the soul hardens; My cancer journey (Part 5)