Lekha's school mate and friend gave us the bad news this evening. She was diagnosed with breast cancer, has already undergone four chemos and has to go through another two. Radiation sessions have also been going on intermittently.
She's currently with her doctor-husband in London, will continue with the treatment to its logical conclusion and return to the country only sometime, next year.
It seemed that the family was slowly on an upswing, after their eldest son - they've three sons - had got over his educational blues, passed his engineering and has taken up a good assignment in one of the automobile companies. The second is doing medicine and the third has finished school.
Hope the family gets back to its finer times as early as possible.
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My classmate and good friend was diagnosed with colon cancer about five years back. He and his wife went about sorting the issue in a matter-of-fact manner. They also did a wise thing by keeping a doctor-classmate of ours, currently practising in Chicago, in the loop. My friend, too, went through the mandatory chemo sessions and radiations and was cleared off the malignant growth.
But a year later, on examination, the doctor found another growth which was tackled in a similar fashion. The fact was that the examination was prompted by our friend from Chicago and initially, the patient was reluctant to go through one!
He's now normal, has put on weight and regained some of his lost hair. His sense of humour has improved tremendously and he's become the life of our get togethers! Hats off to the lady who didn't waver even once and was a source of courage all through!!
Tailpiece.
Life has plenty to offer, both good and bad. It's important that one takes them in one's stride without going into a cocoon of self pity.
She's currently with her doctor-husband in London, will continue with the treatment to its logical conclusion and return to the country only sometime, next year.
It seemed that the family was slowly on an upswing, after their eldest son - they've three sons - had got over his educational blues, passed his engineering and has taken up a good assignment in one of the automobile companies. The second is doing medicine and the third has finished school.
Hope the family gets back to its finer times as early as possible.
* * *
My classmate and good friend was diagnosed with colon cancer about five years back. He and his wife went about sorting the issue in a matter-of-fact manner. They also did a wise thing by keeping a doctor-classmate of ours, currently practising in Chicago, in the loop. My friend, too, went through the mandatory chemo sessions and radiations and was cleared off the malignant growth.
But a year later, on examination, the doctor found another growth which was tackled in a similar fashion. The fact was that the examination was prompted by our friend from Chicago and initially, the patient was reluctant to go through one!
He's now normal, has put on weight and regained some of his lost hair. His sense of humour has improved tremendously and he's become the life of our get togethers! Hats off to the lady who didn't waver even once and was a source of courage all through!!
Tailpiece.
Life has plenty to offer, both good and bad. It's important that one takes them in one's stride without going into a cocoon of self pity.
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