Omondi Ochuka is a Kenyan poet, writer, visual artist and thinker. His work has been defined by his adherents and critics as abstract, rich in metaphor and symbolism. He adds that his art is an experimental creative practice of capturing the story in the experience of life. Thus, his artwork, music and writings are a collection drawn from the experience of his life. He holds Bachelor of Economics and Statistics from the University of Nairobi. He works as a researcher and economics teaching assistant at the University of Nairobi. Omondi is also a liver cancer survivor. He is the author of "Precursor: An Unfolding", a bold and introspective memoir, a personal narrative that turns his journey with cancer and metamorphosis into a language of grace.
Talking to someone with cancer is an exercise in presence, honesty and restraint and not grand speeches, dramatic optimism or rushed solutions. One simply tries to show up with humanizing words, and sometimes, with none at all.
