ST Cyprian’s Anglican Church will host its annual Love Lights a Candle service in support of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), on Thursday, December 2, from 18:00 to 20:00.
This event honours people with cancer and through prayer and the lighting of candles, the congregants support those fighting the disease and remember those lost.
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All collections will be donated to the CANSA Mkhuhla Care Home – the care and support wing of CANSA.
A cancer patient, Ncane Mazibuko said it is important to self-check yourself.
“Breast cancer includes a lump in the breast, bloody discharge from the nipple, and changes in the shape or texture of the nipple or breast. I am diagnosed with breast cancer, I have breast cancer due to my negligence, the lump started small and I did not pay attention,” she said.
Mazibuko advised women that if they feel something different in their bodies, they should rush to the hospital for a checkup.
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“You need to see a doctor immediately so that you can get better early. I found out in 2020 on November 30 that I was diagnosed,” she said.
According to Nonkululeko Nene the care home is named after the beautiful Mkhuhla tree at its boundary wall.
“This organisation provides a home-away-from-home accommodation for cancer patients, who live far from treatment centres, while undergoing treatment. The home can accommodate up to 27 patients,” she
For more details contact Nene on 031 205 9525 or Father Dane Elsworth on 031 205 3710.
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