\u201cWhen I was going through it, I received advice and comfort from somebody who\u2019d had the same cancer I had.\u201d<\/p>\n
Callaghan, nicknamed Callas by his teammates, admits the hardest part is when the people he helps lose the battle.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I like doing it. I hear so many positive stories from people I\u2019ve spoken to who phone me six months later to say they\u2019re in remission.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said Cansa\u2019s work was important in providing support for sufferers and their families, who often struggle more than the patients themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was ill, I didn\u2019t know what Cansa did. I didn\u2019t know you could go there and get information from people to help you through the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Callaghan said he had applied many of the principles he learned on the sports field to his daily life as a cancer patient.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike cancer, sport plays mind games with you. One minute you\u2019re on a high because you\u2019ve scored a hundred, the next you\u2019ve been dropped because you\u2019re not making runs.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said taking a positive, attacking approach had helped both his healing process and his cricketing career.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my first game back for Eastern Province at St George\u2019s, I made 60-odd against (then) Transvaal. To this day it sticks out as one of the highlights of my career and I still get gooseflesh thinking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cansa\u2019s head of marketing and communications Lucy Balona said Callaghan\u2019s contribution as a cancer survivor had been extremely valuable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe fight cancer by raising public awareness of the importance of prevention and early detection, which enables more effective treatment and a better chance of recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said the Celebrity Cricket Sixes gave the organisation good exposure. \u201cIt allows us to share our health message of balanced lifestyles and ways to help reduce your cancer risk.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first event took place in Port Elizabeth with the remainder set for Bloemfontein (November 6), Durban (November 19), Cape Town<\/a> (November 26), Pretoria (February 11) and Randburg (date to be confirmed).<\/p>\n For more information, phone Laurence on 084 507 3175, visit www.celebrity6s.com, join the Facebook group or follow cricket6s on Twitter.<\/p>\n
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