Mandy Brown 

In November 2020, Steve complained of stomach pains and knew something was not right. After several GP visits he was referred to the hospital for tests. The colonoscopy in January 2021 revealed that a large 40 x 40 mm 'golf ball size' tumour attached to his bowel wall was causing his issues. See exhibit A. It was confirmed that Steve had a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma (stage III cancer). The consultant suspected the cancer cells from this tumour had spread to his

What would you do? What would your family do? What did we do? Facing a devastating terminal prognosis is hard whatever your age or circumstances. Steve was twenty five. Sadly, we do all die at some point; we just hope we live a long and happy life before that day arrives. Nipples to Kneecaps tells the story of what we did differently to others at the time who faced a similar fate. Every single person on Steve's cancer ward died, except him. We believe Steve is alive and well

Thought for the day: Healing therapies are nonsense. Or are they? Across the world millions of people use therapies such as acupuncture, reflexology, herbal medicine, meditation and energy healing. Many claim they help them recover from illness, manage pain or restore balance in their lives. Yet critics dismiss them as placebo, pseudoscience, or wishful thinking. So, who is right? Are all healing therapies nonsense? Are they simply placebo? I must admit, I get rather tired o

This post contains a photograph and story that some readers may find emotionally challenging. Sorry if this shocks you or upsets you. I debated for many years about sharing this personal photograph with you. This was taken after Steve's last operation in 1986 when the doctors said there was nothing more that they could do to help Steve. Those of you who have read, ' Nipples to Kneecaps - to die or not to die with cancer ' know that Steve was full of cancer and given , at t

'Nipples to Kneecaps - to die or not to die with cancer' is already at number 8 on the Best Seller list from Amazon for Hot New Releases Have you got your Nipples to Kneecaps to be cancer free? This Book is changing peoples lives across the globe! ‘Nipples to Kneecaps – to die or not to die with cancer’ is the extraordinarily moving memoir of Steve and Mandy Brown who defied Steve’s death sentence of terminal cancer in January of 1986. “My dear girl, I have seen many a patie