Five Things I've learnt after being diagnosed with incurable lung cancer at 29 by Saima Thompson.

 
Saima Thompson and her Mum, outside their restaurant in London

Saima Thompson and her Mum, outside their restaurant in London

 

1. To live with uncertainty is one of the most important life lessons.

2. Palliative care is such a beautiful action and brings great comfort to me now.

3. You are never alone, we are all dying.

4. It’s not how long you live, it’s how well you live.

5. Love, compassion, gratitude.

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Saima Thompson is the founder of the Masala Wala Cafe in Brockley, South East London. She writes about her experiences with cancer on her blog, Curry and Cancer.
@curryandcancer