Tulasi climbed Mount Kinabalu a year after she was diagnosed with cancer, and she said keeping active has helped her beat cancer. Photo: Tulasi Govindasamy
Most elderly patients with cancer are unwilling to open up about their struggles with the disease. But they are more receptive to the idea of talking to counsellors who are cancer survivors, says National Cancer Society Malaysia counsellor and breast cancer survivor Tulasi Govindasamy, 69.
“It isn’t easy to deal with cancer, especially at an old age. Most elderly patients feel lost and don’t know who to turn to for support. These individuals feel comforted talking to others who have endured cancer. A sympathetic ear helps for those who want to pour out problems of their illness, ” says Tulasi, who has been an NCSM counsellor for eight years.
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