"I Survived ..."

"Thank You to the Camel's Milk" said an amazing Lilianne Donders who is living an eventful life in the Middle East. That was among the first words she said to the Members of the AWG, when we visited her at her Camel Farm in Seeb last Spring.

(Note: With Lilianne and Zahra - a rare white camel, @The Camel Farm)

The tough and strong yet a truly beautiful lady who was ruggedly dressed in a flower power blouse and a pair of khaki pants really amazed me and my friends. Indeed, she has survived from the 'killer' cancer for the past ten years. She is now leading a healthy life and continue to consume the camel's milk. She also busied herself with many charitable projects namely Caravan for Cancer and Caravan for Hope.

Since then, she has rented a place in Seeb and turned it into a farm which housed more than five camels. The purpose is to have no shortage of camel's milk for her consumption. She is also a staunch supporter of Camelicious products from UAE. 

During her short briefing, she quoted Hareb Juma, "Camel milk has always been a traditional staple for the Bedouins ... research has now scientifically proven that it has incredibly health benefits. Thus, she also distributed to us pamphlets about Camelicious as well as generously served all of us with fresh from her farm some warm camel's milk and homemade chocolates also from camel's milk :))

Before we left the Farm, we thanked Lilianne for the warm hospitality and sharing her life as well as passion to us. As a DS, indeed I learned a lot from her, especially about love and survival. We left the Farm with many prayers and all our hearts go to Lilianne and pray for her success who is very passionate when she talked about her camels especially Zenobia and Zahra (rare white camels) as well as Zubeida and Sheba.

(Note: Cassandra - Former AWG President is helping and serving us with the Camel's Milk @The Farm)