shamim adam
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| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Chilliwack, Beautifull British Columbia, Canada |
| Introduction | LIFESTORY: DON'T LET ANYONE TREAT YOU LIKE A TUMOR -- In 1996, I was a graduate student looking forward to fulfilling the American Dream. I was 36 then. I was healthy. I was optimistic. Why wouldn't I be? I had so much to look forward to. But my life got punctuated by a lump. It was a big punctuation mark: cancer. I didn't think the lump would turn into cancer. I didn't think it would happen to me. I had gone through so much, as a child and as a adult. I couldn't go through any more. I procrastinated about medical intervention. This was one big mistake. I never knew cancer is an equal opportunity rascal. Ironically, this rascal became my harsh teacher, a mentor that told me to deal with what is wrong with my life. So, in some ways, cancer is a friend in disguise. Fortunately, I have a spirit of my dad who survived a health crises when I was barely 10 years old. I am also fortunate to have been born in Africa, to have adopted Canada as my country of citizenship and my nutty community in Kenya. All three taught me about the honing of my survival skills. |
| Interests | Writing, Singing, Cooking and Traveling. I also have a special interest in legal aspects of life as my graduate thesis was about it. |
| Favorite Movies | Terms of Endearment, 48 Hours series, Police academy series, My Cousin Vinny, Lethal Weapon Series, Analyse This, Anger Management AND any wit that will tickle my funny bone |
| Favorite Music | Soft rock, some classical, and 1970s disco beat music. |
| Favorite Books | Faith, Hope and Healing, Peace, Love and Healing and Love, Medicine and Miracles by retired surgeon Dr. Bernie Siegel General interest Books: Cry the Beloved Country and Mine Boy. Weep Not Child. Lucky: A Memoir of surviving the aftermath of sexual assault and the legal process. |