Real People & Real Lives
With Your Help We Can Succeed

Jane Boreham
My Story
When asked to contribute to this site I felt honoured but grateful to be able to put down in words how Tulips have helped us as a family.
Little did we know that when granddaughter Millie did a sponsored swim for Tulips Christmas 2018, some six weeks later we would be knocking on their door for support.
A wonderful peep talk given to my husband by Raziye set us on the road for treatment, this was followed by one to my daughter when we went, a few weeks later for a wig.
Throughout my treatment Tulips have made sure my drugs were collected and delivered to the hospital, meaning we did not have to rush around getting them ourselves, reassured us when we had wobbles, of which there were several, and now treatment is completed they are still there for us.
This is why we, as a family, of three generations, are willing to help support Tulips when ever we can.
Yes it was me, the bald headed model raising sponsorship at that HOT fashion show, again supported by Millie.
It was my husband, who walked with the blister sisters at the start of their walk, but it was incredible that one year later we, all three generations, took to the sea for the New Year's Eve swim!!! COLD!!!!
So we all say "thanks Tulips" from the bottom of our hearts.

Fatma Arpalikli
Cancer knocked on my door
From the day of birth, human beings develop their own unique formulas while carrying the responsibilities they have taken on, or the ones that have been put on their shoulders. They live with these formulas as if they will last forever. Love, anger, happiness and even illnesses are calculated in these formulas.
Switching to plus in order not to decrease, multiplying to avoid diminishing. The constant effort of trying to change minuses and division. Then one day cancer knocked on my door. I thought I did not open it, but it turns out that it was the unknown formula. It reached right inside of my DNA where no-one could reach and changed all the values in my body. Since that day I am living without calculations.
We do not need a formula in order to live.

Fatma Sabri
My Story
Breast cancer could not take my hopes nor my joy of living away from me.
It was six years ago, exactly on the first of September when I found out I had breast cancer.. At first I questioned “why me?”, I cried a lot, I was hurt, but I was still a fighter. Both of my breasts were removed.
There was no trace left of the joyful, happy, and wanderer person that I used to be. My partner, my children, and my friends gave me so much support that I asked life “why are you so sad?” I visualised myself as a warrior and continued with the battle..I am the winner.
Six years later I am happy with my prosthetic breast implants, I am alive, never stop fighting.
Early diagnosis saves lives.
Fatma Sabri
