Story of true cancer survivor

Here’s a true story of a cancer fighter who undergone gruelling 7 sessions of 6 cycles each of chemotherapy and 5 major operations and she always knew how important it is for cancer patients to be motivated and why there is still a need to spread awareness about cancer. 

Married to a service class man and blessed with two son life seemed perfect, when in July 2002 it decided to take a U-turn. After episodes of sudden bleeding, weight loss & continuous pain my mother was diagnosed with Ca ovary stage-II. After a number of tedious tests, her treatment got started at Jaipur Golden Hospital, in New Delhi. An extensive surgery was performed, then she went through one rounds of Paclitaxel and Cisplatin based chemotherapy & then went to Rajiv Gandhi Cancer institute (RGCI), New Delhi for further treatment and suffered numerous side effects like hair-loss, nausea, blisters in the mouth and terrible weakness. (Read more about the side-effects of chemotherapy.)

She also had to undergo 6 rounds of chemotherapy at RGCI after which the doctors declared her cancer free. Her treatment got completed in December 2002 for which she was always grateful to her doctors who were more like psychiatrists, explaining her in detail everything about the disease, treatment and its side effects, and also providing guidance to face the disease bravely. She was very optimistic otherwise but with cancer she had her moments of doubt and cynic. Thanks to her strong will power, family, friends, neighbours and doctors who really motivated her to stay positive which helped her to fight the disease and come out as a winner. This also made us realize how important it is for people fighting cancer to stay motivated and positive for better results.

There are so many myths surrounding cancer and many people still believe that cancer means death. So, it is imperative for patients and caretakers to receive proper guidance on a regular basis. (Read more about ten cancer  myths and myths about breast cancer.) 

Every time she was able to recover and fight back was just because of her strong will power and her desire to live. My mother’s experience with cancer has definitely made us a better human being and I feel very fortunate that life has given me a chance to help others. This I can say has been her journey from a victim to a victor. I truly believe that ‘Cure is in the hands of God; but care is surely in the hands of man.’