Podcast appearances and mentions of saima thompson

This week I'm talking to Nafeesa Arshad, founder of Goodness Gracious Grief.I connected with Nafeesa over a year ago and I'm so pleased to finally be bringing you this episode. Shamefully for me, this is the first episode dedicated to sibling loss and it will certainly not be the last. Nafeesa lost her trail blazing sister, Saima Thompson back in the middle of the pandemic in 2020. In this episode we cover the silence around losing a sibling, what it's like grieving for someone who was well known & loved by many and navigating a very public display of mourning and we answer some of YOUR questions that you wrote in for Nafeesa where she shares some of her delicious wisdom and words.It's a truly intricate and interesting listen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I loved recording it!Nafeesa, thank you for sharing Saima with me. Your sister paved ways for many and you are too in your own right. Stay in your magic.Find Nafeesa and keep an eye out for her many fantastic events throughout this next year over at @goodnessgraciousgrief on IG.Big love always,Amber xxxJoin the conversation & community on...Instagram - @thegriefgangpodcastTwitter- @thegriefgangFacebook- The Grief GangIntro and outro music produced by Goodgoodgood Media.Editing by Ross Ramsey-Golding.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-grief-gang. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Before lockdown, we'd started to record a new series speaking to gamechangers in the cancer community. Our first recording was with Leanne Pero and Charlotte Crowl, but due to Covid-19 everything was put on hold. In this episode we catch up with Leanne. You'll hear the original recording from back in early March, alongside her thoughts of what's happened and changed since. Leanne and Charlotte do a new podcast called 'Black Women Rising: The Untold Cancer Stories' where you can find out more about their amazing work - it's available in all the usual podcast places. We aim to return to the cancer gamechangers series in the next few episodes, so if there's someone making a difference in your cancer community please tell us all about them by using #youmebigc across all forms of social media. This episode is dedicated to our dear friend (and previous guest on the pod) Saima Thompson.

With cancer mortality rates within the BAME community rising, Leanne and her guests have an open conversation around some of the unhelpful taboos and myths that are plaguing our communities and are ultimately stopping our people from getting checked if they feel something is not right, accepting vital life saving treatment once diagnosed and not reaching out when they suffer with severe mental health after cancer. Joining Leanne and Charlotte this week is the inspirational, 31 year old- Stage 4 Lung Cancer patient Saima Thompson, twice surviving breast cancer warrior Helena Boyce and the unstoppable cancer awareness campaigner Della Oguleye who had her first diagnosis of breast cancer in 2010 and is now currently seeking treatment for ovarian cancer. After Podcast Info: Black Women Rising @blackwomenrisinguk Leanne Pero @leanneperoofficial Charlotte Crowl @Charlottecrowl Saima Thompson @saimathompson @bamecancersupport Helena Boyce @noodleshelena Dello Ogunleye @Dello Ogunleye Link to Siama's Go fund me page and BAME Cancer support is in her bio above For links to the referenced NHS Article, Race Equality Foundation report and McMillan Cancer Statistics 2015- feel free to drop us a message *Next episode release date: Friday 29th May 12am.

Lucie Rudd is a nurse specialising in oncology and palliative care for more than 20 years and is now an end of life care advisor at Macmillan. She chats to Mick about how wrapping your head around "normal dying" and doing some practical planning, such as writing a will or thinking about what you’d put on your bucket list, earlier rather than later can make it easier to prepare for the inevitable. And, as Lucie wisely notes, ‘Talking about dying will not make someone die.’ We’d do well to remember that and start the conversation.We’ve teamed up with Macmillan again to go a bit more in-depth into the topics around death that we touched on at the panel event we did with them back in May. Our first Chops guest was the brilliant Poppy Mardall, founder and director of Poppy’s Funerals, a modern-day funeral company aiming to revolutionise the funeral trade, who was full of incredible insider knowledge that left me and Jen agog. In the second, Hannah and I spoke with Saima Thompson, restaurateur, writer and blogger, who just happens to be a stage 4 cancer patient, and she told us the ins and outs of living with a terminal prognosis and all that entails. And finally, our Jen spent some time with Nicky Diaz of Cruse Bereavement, talking about how grief can be the pits and what can be done to help ourselves or others keep heads above water.Macmillan knows talking about death can be difficult but having honest conversations and taking small but simple steps, such as writing a will, can help you and your family prepare emotionally, practically and financially. Macmillan Cancer Support offer a will-writing service to help you take that first step in planning for the future, so you can get on with living life as fully as you can. Visit macmillan.org.uk today for information and support. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In one of two Chops this week, Jen chats to Nicky Dias of Cruse Bereavement Care about why we grieve, why it's so utterly shit and how we can help ourselves and others experiencing a bereavement. We’ve teamed up with Macmillan again, going a bit more in-depth into the topics around death that we touched on at the panel event we did with them back in May. Our first Chops guest was the brilliant Poppy Mardall, founder and director of Poppy’s Funerals, a modern-day funeral company aiming to revolutionise the funeral trade, who was full of incredible insider knowledge that left Mick and Jen agog. In part two, Hannah and Mick catch up with restaurateur, writer and blogger Saima Thompson, who just also happens to be a stage 4 cancer patient. They dicsovered how to talk about death, why it’s important, the reactions of others, cancer and mental health, and how perspective changes when your prognosis is terminal. If it's got you thinking about how and where you would like to be cared for at the end of your life, choosing the funeral you’d like, the legacy you want to leave behind or who you want to remember in your will, Macmillan has information and resources to support the conversation and help you have it. Visit macmillan.org.uk today for information and support. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we hear from Saima Thomason (aka Curry and Cancer) talking about food, self love and the importance of living for today. Saima Thompson runs award winning restaurant Masala Wala Cafe in South London, an entrepreneur and thanks to a recent cancer diagnosis now writer and public speaker. After being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at 29 years old Saima’s life changed forever, now a cancer patient she was determined to bring her worlds of food and health together. Proving to herself and others that palliative care isn’t the end of living. She suffered mentally after the news but through sheer determination she worked through life’s traumas with coping strategies and looks to carry the diagnosis with her. Her focus has been to raise awareness in BAME Communities as there is a total lack of conversation around disease let alone cancer, this is due to taboo and lack of education, integration especially with elders. Saima has written for Refinery 29, Huffington Post, VICE and featured in national campaigns for Macmillan Cancer Support, Cancer Research UK and Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. She guest cohosted the BBC 5 podcast You Me and The Big C speaking about the topic of culture and cancer and is currently working on a cook book. @curryandcancer

In this one of two Chops this week, Hannah and Mick catch up with restaurateur, writer and blogger Saima Thompson, who just also happens to be a stage 4 cancer patient. We talked about HOW to talk about death, why it’s important, the reactions of others, cancer and mental health and how perspective changes when you're prognosis is terminal. We’ve teamed up with Macmillan again going a bit more in-depth into the topics around death that we touched on at the panel event we did with them back in May. Our first Chops guest was the brilliant Poppy Mardall, founder and director of Poppy’s Funerals, a modern-day funeral company aiming to revolutionise the funeral trade, who was full of incredible insider knowledge that left Mick and Jen agog. If it gets you thinking about how and where you would like to be cared for at the end of your life, choosing the funeral you’d like, the legacy you want to leave behind or who you want to remember in your will, Macmillan has information and resources to support the conversation and help you have it. Visit macmillan.org.uk today for information and support. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There are a lot of things that you shouldn’t have to do before you turn 35 - telling your family you have terminal cancer is one of them. This was the unthinkable reality for Saima Thompson and Deborah James, as they both live with Stage 4 cancer. Both women share how they live with their prognosis to help squash the taboo, believing that the more informed we are, the closer we are to beating cancer. Proving that a cancer diagnosis doesn't stop you from living in the present, Deborah and Saima’s positivity, honesty and humour make this a truly inspiring conversation.To vote for Honestly to win the Listener’s Choice Awards, please visit: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote

Let's talk about death. No, wait! Come back. Most people’s immediate reaction might be that death is a morbid topic, but in reality this chat, organised by Macmillan for its Let's Talk About Death campaign and hosted by our Mick and Hannah, was warm, funny and fascinating. And important. It helped that there were four excellent women on the panel.Cathy Rentzenbrink, is the best-selling author of The Last Act of Love, written after her brother Matty’s eventual death from a road traffic accident which left him in a permanent vegetative state.Poppy Mardall is the founder and director of Poppy’s Funerals, a modern-day funeral company aiming to revolutionise the funeral trade.Saima Thompson is a restaurateur, entrepreneur and blogger who was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer aged 29.And Lucie Rudd, having been a nurse working in oncology and specialist palliative care for 20 years, is now an advisor for end of life care for Macmillan.Macmillan knows talking about death can be difficult but having honest conversations can help you and your family prepare emotionally, practically and financially for the future, so you can get on with living life as fully as you can. Visit macmillan.org/letstalkaboutdeath to help start your conversation. Dying Matters Week kicks off on Monday 13th May – that’s tomorrow if you’re listening to this freshly squeezed on Sunday – with hundreds of events taking place across the UK. For more information, see www.dyingmatters.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Poonam Dhuffer chats to entrepreneur and speaker Saima Thompson about her cancer diagnosis and how she missed eating home-cooked Punjabi food while being at university. We chat honestly about British South Asian representation in mainstream UK media, growing up in a predominantly white area and how to navigate conversations around "bad news" in our communities. Poonam explores family values and the importance of food in a Sikh Punjabi household. Follow Saima Thompson @curryandcancer / Masala Wala Cafe @masalawalacafe / BAME Cancer Support Facebook Group Connect with Poonam @_ysm8 / ysm8events@gmail.com Artwork - Poonam Dhuffer Editing - Poonam Dhuffer Music composed and arranged - Amrit Dhuffer

Saima Thompson, née Arshad, was one of my guests on the very first episode of Lecker back in late 2016 when I interviewed her and her mother Nabeela in their restaurant Masala Wala Cafe.  Last year, aged just 29, Saima was diagnosed with incurable Stage 4 lung cancer. I met her again, this time to talk about living with cancer and how running a restaurant fits in with her diagnosis. Please note that as well as discussion around cancer this episode also mentions miscarriage. Produced and hosted by [Lucy Dearlove](https://lucydearlove.com/) Saima Thompson blogs at [curryandcancer.com](https://curryandcancer.com/) and you can find her on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/curryandcancer) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/curryandcancer/) @curryandcancer. You can listen to Lecker episode 1: Masala Wala with Saima and Nabeela [here.](https://audioboom.com/posts/5896945-masala-wala) [Masala Wala Cafe](https://masalawalacafe.co.uk/) serves delicious home-cooked Pakistani food in Brockley, South East London. Saima's Facebook support group for black, Asian and minority ethnic cancer patients can be found [here](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2176123179306003/?ref=share).  Saima recently appeared on the BBC Sounds podcast You, Me and the Big C on the episode [About Cultures](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06zjdj6). Music: Blue Dot Sessions - OneEightFour

In this podcast you meet the powerhouse that stands behind the blog Curry and Cancer, Saima Thompson. She shares some of the adversity in her life that has bought her to her success today. A person who is highlighting some of the cultural issues around cancer that are rarely discussed, she is one to follow for sure ……after you’ve heard her story that is.

British Pakistani Saima Thompson is a restaurateur, blogger, writer and activist who has stage 4 lung cancer. Saima's open and honest instagram account Curry and Cancer is a must read for anyone who is living with cancer. In this episode, Saima, shares how her life and perspective has changed since her diagnosis. We also discuss why British South Asians aren't talking enough about the disease, and how Saima is working to demystify the Big C. Of course in true Desi style we talk about Saima's other passion - food! Straight talking, open and real, Saima's determination to raise awareness is inspiring. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deborah James and Lauren Mahon are joined by Saima Thompson, a restauranteur who was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, to explore how different cultures view cancer. They talk to Cary Adams the Chief Executive Officer at the Union for International Cancer Control. Plus, Errol McKellar, a former car mechanic who now dedicates his life to encouraging men to get tested for prostate cancer, shares his incredible story. You can suggest future topics and join in the conversation on social media by using #youmebigc