Being physically active is part of cancer treatment, and a way to feel empowered
I was introduced to table tennis quite young. My dad was a county league player back in the day in Omagh, Northern Ireland, and we had a car port which we filled with a table tennis table instead of a car. I’d play with my siblings and I kept it up through university, but then just stopped. It was only in the last couple of years that I picked up a bat again. I suddenly remembered just how much I enjoyed playing.
I joined Brighton Table Tennis Club last year after seeing a notice for a 50+ group, and started going regularly. Then in September last year, I was having a shower when I found a lump. Lab tests revealed I had grade three breast cancer. I stopped playing when I had my surgery, but two weeks later I was back at the club, hitting table tennis balls. Being physically active is part of cancer treatment, and it’s a way to feel empowered about the diagnosis. All the other stuff (the surgery, the chemo, the radiotherapy) is done to you. But table tennis is something I can do for myself.
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