When Stu Brown was dealing with brain cancer in 2003, he made an interesting scientific discovery. He noticed that despite the gruelling physical and mental demands of dealing with his illness, there was something that gave him peace.
Actual medical evidence to support his finding was patchy, and it certainly wasn’t curative, but Brown was convinced that his therapy was worth trying on others. So he assembled a group of fellow cancer sufferers, and a group of his friends to help them, and they spent a weekend trying it out. That therapy was fly-fishing.
The weekend was a tremendous success, and as well as the relief it provided to the patients, it turned out that the Buddies – the helpers who assisted the would-be anglers
