It takes three to conquer cancer. One is self-confidence. Two, Support from family and friends. Three, Healing.
The first one is often tough. In a tough situation like cancer, it takes too much of one-selves to be positive when you are undergoing such a traumatizing situation. But the second one, the support of your family and friends will always be there no matter what but once again when we come to the third point. Healing, it’s going to be hard. Once you are in a life and death situation it takes a lot of willpower to look on the positive side of life and to heal physically and mentally.
Many actresses in Bollywood have suffered from cancer. Faced the worst but did not shy away from showing what they went through but fought through it bravely and emerged to a better life.
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“Life throws a twist on us with things we never expected,” actress Sonali Bendre wrote on Twitter in 2018. She was already been diagnosed with high-grade cancer. “I was tested for some pain and discomfort. Survived cancer. Soon my family and friends rushed to my side to support me. The doctors immediately got down with it and I started treatment in New York. I’m suffering from cancer now.”
Cancer has become the great demon of modern life today. Once upon a time there was no healing for it and the loved ones of the cancer victim would have to live with a scar for the rest of their lives but now advanced science, technology, and research as made it possible for people to fight cancer yet they leave a scar on them for the rest of their lives.
Only strong will and determination can get one through such a tremendous process. Yes, it is tough to stay positive and hold it all together nonetheless with the support of family and friends one can not only cross oceans but win cancer too.
Sonali Bendre was cured after two years of cancer treatment. Now living a normal life. If she could do it then others can too. You might tell she has money and she went to America to get treatment but let’s say if you don’t have that willpower to fight through you would survive nowhere, not in America, not in India.
In April 2021, actress Kiran Kher was diagnosed with blood cancer. But she showed no signs of fright. She kept things under wrap and continued the treatment to combat cancer.
Husband Anupam Kher said she is strong and she will emerge healthy as ever. Kiran Kher has been treated in Mumbai and is still under her treatment.
However, she came back as a judge on a TV show and went on with her job along with her treatment.
Another senior actress Nafisa Ali has also been diagnosed with skin cancer. She struggled to squat though. She conquered cancer by taking chemotherapy. She posted photos of herself smiling while undergoing chemotherapy on social media. Also a photo of her shaving his head. All of these inspire us to look at cancer as just a normal disease than a life-threatening situation.
Manisha Koirala was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. The fans were in deep despair. She stayed in New York for her treatment. Although the treatment continued for a long time, she was able to overcome cancer and she is now all healed back to starring in movies and on with her journey.
Fans were stunned to see photos of her with a headscarf. She did not hesitate to speak out loud. She shared her struggles with the world from time to time. Not only that, she wrote the essence of that struggle in a book titled ‘Healed’.
Mumtaz, a one-time star actress and heroine of ‘Aap Ki Kasam’ and ‘Aaina’ and more was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 at the age of 54. ‘Even death did not defeat me easily” she stated in one of the interviews referring to her battle with cancer. She is now 74. Happy, cozy, and leaving a peaceful life.
These were just some of the people out there but there are millions of people who fight against cancer every year.
This World Cancer Day 2022. We want to tell all those battling cancers out there that you are not alone and you are a warrior who is facing one bad chapter in life, not the whole book.
