Cancer Survivor Mrs. Vimla Singh
15th May 2018, I was screened with Colon Cancer after an endoscopy. After receiving the reports, my family was shattered, and no one informed me of the same, as it would have degraded my will power. It was diagnosed as a stage 4 cancer, and survival rate was almost nil. After undergoing the surgery, the doctors revealed that the cancer had spread to various other parts like the urethra, the reproductive system, and all those organs had to be removed. It was really very difficult for me to accept that the cancer had destroyed so many organs of my body, and I never realized it.
The surgery was successful but the toughest part (chemotherapy) was yet to come. After knowing the side effects of chemotherapy, I couldn't gather courage for undergoing this therapy that too at the age of 60. So I chose to go for Ayurvedic treatment. After 6 months of treatment, I recovered and survived cancer. The next reports were normal, and it was a feeling that one gets after winning a war. Truly it was a war of my life which I believe that if I, at the age of 60 can fight a stage 4 cancer, then others can also manage to fight it. It wouldn't have been easy for me without the support of my family. Just one suggestion from me to others, 'never lose hope in life,' because cancer will kill us later, but losing all the hope will kill us at the moment itself.
Thank you!
My name is Rohan Singh.
On the 3rd of January, I had noticed a few lumps under my arms. This was back in 2008, when I had undergone surgeries, tests and a number of PET scans, and just after 15 days after the start of the new year, I was detected with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
As I was in the 3rd stage, as per the protocol, I had to be given 8 chemo therapies and radiations, depending on the intensity. My treatment began on the 21st of January, when I had a post-insertion surgery and a single core chemotherapy. The chemo therapies were not very violent and aggressive in the beginning, but the effects started to appear as the days went by. I experienced nausea, vomiting, headache, weakness, fever and loss of appetite.
As the days went by, my immunity dropped consistently. Now, it was April, and I had undergone 5 chemo-treatments, expecting that things would be better, but the reports had said that there was no improvement at all.
The second phase of my treatment started, and the IV medicines got even more aggressive, and a session which was 1 day long earlier, had become 15 days long. I had 7 chemo therapies of these drugs, and these were the drugs that cured me. By September, 2018, my treatment was complete, and my doctor declared me safe. All in all, I had 12 chemo therapies, and loads of medication, and I am glad that I won my hard fought battle against Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
I'm Janhavi, a 20 year old proud cancer survivor.
I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) when I was just 3 years old, and that too on Children's Day 14th of November.
To top it all, I had a very rare blood group which is O negative, when I have to receive blood, and O positive when I have to donate blood.
My parents were told that the treatment would require a lot of money, to the tunes of lakhs of rupees.
For that, my mother sold her dental clinic, and my father approached, not just charity organisations, but also asked for donations in the local newspapers, and surprisingly, many people not just gave donations, but also sent their prayers, their first salary, and some actually went to pilgrimage to pray for my good health.
The treatment was very treacherous, and involved endless injections in the skin, the muscles, the bones, and the side effects were equally horrendous.
I lost my hair completely, I had severe weight loss and sleepless nights. I also faced a lot of complications during my treatment like failed surgeries, drug induced hepatitis and Palmer abscess, but as my parents, say I am a fighter, and I emerged a winner out of it.
Today, I’m a final year BBA student, as well as a free lancing model.
My parents counsel parents of children with similar diseases, and give them the moral support that they need.
My mom is also writing a book called "Mom, hold me tight" because that's what I used to tell her each time I would get a prick.
Today, our motto is to live life each day at a time,
We live our life to the fullest, with a lot of positivity and with trust in the Almighty, and faith in our hearts!
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