by fightingprostatecancer | Jan 10, 2024 | Awards, Publicity
I want to thank everyone for their support and good wishes when I received my MBE from His Majesty King Charles. I want to dedicate my MBE to my father-in-law (Bapuji), Harilal Javer Solanki, who sadly died on 27th October 2023. When the news of my MBE became...
by fightingprostatecancer | Jan 1, 2024 | Campaigns, Prostate Screening
Our first clinic on a ‘Health Outreach Bus’ was outside Peterborough Town Hall on a freezing and rainy day. Nevertheless, we were surprised that a long queue of men was waiting for a check-up before we had set up. By 9 am, before our official start, all the fifty...
by fightingprostatecancer | Sep 3, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre is in the heart of inner city Leicester. It’s a community facility very popular with the locals, with a host of grassroots communities living side by side. Kirit Mistry of the South Asians Health Action (SAHA) invited me. SAHA is...
by fightingprostatecancer | Aug 7, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
One significant advantage of Asian communities is that they still have a central base where they get their members together to hold events and provide valuable support and services. I was invited to the Mandhata Samaj in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. As part of their...
by fightingprostatecancer | Jul 16, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
It was enthralling. It was colourful. It was wonderful. It would be when a group of over 500 ladies celebrate their annual event. I was invited to speak about my work and life at the Navnat Vanik Bhagini Samaj Celebration: Triveni Sangam. Whilst I presented some...
by fightingprostatecancer | Jun 11, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
It was wonderful to talk about prostate cancer at the Mind, Body & Soul Health & Wellbeing Fair at Oshwal Centre on Sunday, 11 June 2023. More than one thousand people attended the event, including local dignitaries. There were seven zones focused on topics...
by fightingprostatecancer | Apr 18, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
When a group of local businessmen get together, they don’t always talk about the latest in finance or the state of the economy. So, it was strange when I got invited – a small me – to talk about prostate cancer to a group of tall gentlemen. The Burton Club, based in...
by fightingprostatecancer | Mar 30, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
In the last few months, I have been invited to talk to a number of grassroots communities about prostate cancer. This time it was the Jain community based in London. Only a few years ago, it was difficult for people to get interested in the subject, even if their...
by fightingprostatecancer | Jan 21, 2023 | Prostate Screening
The good news is that we are now back with our clinics. COVID has taken a toll on everyone and is no different for us. We had many plans for more clinics, but you never know what can happen. Thank you to everyone for their support and good wishes during COVID. So,...
by fightingprostatecancer | Jan 1, 2023 | Awards, Publicity
I am overwhelmed to receive an MBE, it is incredibly exciting, and I feel so proud. Many people have helped me on this journey, and I want to thank everyone for their support. I was shocked when I received an email about my MBE, thinking it was a hoax. In such...
