Some heal with their hands. Others with their minds. And some, by simply enduring. This space honours the quiet heroes in the fight against cancer. The researchers who push science forward, doctors and nurses who show up with skill and compassion, and patients whose courage is itself a form of…
Research that Matters
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Why Cancer Research Matters to Us All
It is estimated that 1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime. Cancer is not just a clinical diagnosis or a statistic in a medical journal. It is a deeply human story, one that touches millions of lives across the globe. Almost every one of us knows someone…
Mummy and Media
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Books I would love to meet!
I don’t remember exactly when I first stumbled across the Gutenberg Bible — maybe it was during one of my endless online wanderings, or tucked into a movie scene that quietly stayed with me. What I do remember is the feeling: a small, almost reverent awe at the idea that…
Stories from the Future
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Welcome to the Future: A World Rewritten
Welcome to Earth as it is now. Not a distant dream or a sci-fi fantasy, but the reality that our great-great-great-great-grandchildren now call home. A world where food is limitless, disease and death no longer exist, and humans can live forever—if they choose to. Work? Optional. Money? somewhat obsolete. AI companions? Everywhere. Life? Designed to be enjoyed. This is a place where space…
THE DOOR HOLDING EXPERIMENT: A SOCIAL STUDY ON POLITENESS
This is not a ground-breaking study! Abstract Door-holding is one of those tiny social gestures we don’t think much about—until we do it, and suddenly, we wonder if people actually appreciate it. This study set out to track how often people acknowledge the courtesy of a held door, what responses…
Café Chronicles
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The Table Across
I visited a cafe on a late Thursday morning, seeking a warm cup of coffee and a little time to unwind and read a book. The air carried the comforting scent of freshly brewed espresso and buttery pastries, wrapping around me like a familiar embrace. As I settled into my…
Behind the Stethoscope
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The Truth No Doctor Will Admit About Life and Death
Meet Casey, For most of his life, Casey had known nothing but medicine. From undergraduate studies to medical school, through residency, and now on the brink of becoming a consultant, he had spent more time in fluorescent-lit hospital corridors than under the natural sun. The world outside his realm of…
Everyday lives
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The Old Lady and her Dog – A Heart-warming morning ritual
There’s an old lady I see most mornings on my way to work. She walks her dog at exactly 8 a.m., steering her mobility scooter with one hand and holding the leash in the other. Her little companion, a Cavapoo puppy, trots happily beside her, its curly brown coat bouncing…
Behind the Stethoscope
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How Motherhood Changed Me as a Doctor
Becoming a mother changed everything I thought I knew about myself as a doctor. I went from confidently calming and treating babies to hesitating with my own child, overwhelmed by fear and love. Parenthood taught me a new kind of strength—one rooted in vulnerability and connection.
Everyday lives
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In the Multiverse, I’m Free
Hi, I’m Meg I love Marvel movies because of the idea of a multiverse. (I still don’t understand the hate towards Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. I have written a full page explanation and future expectations of the movie on my blog. In my head.) It gives me hope that…