Random thoughts during my 14th Dual Targetted Infusion today. How the ‘familiar and unfamiliar changes with time and experiences. Thoughts to think which will help you feel better about your present and your past.
Dream trip to Shigar & Skardu – Part I
I’m feeling ecstatic. Finally, one of my biggest dreams has come true. I’m in Skardu. We all have our personal battles, and such trips give one a relief. It is the tonic I needed after going through my cancer and it’s consequent hospital visits. Coming here to Skardu has been the best healer and morale …
My Refreshed Life
Having gone through the mill, now I’m coming to a point where I’m feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Yet, I have to consciously make sure I’m aligned to my new refreshed state now. Need to be aware of my previous ‘bad habits’ and stick to a new lifestyle.
HBD 2022 Nataliya
This birthday needed to be celebrated specially, as I have some more feelings and experiences with you, which are worth sharing. So, much has happened in this last year, that some more needed to be added. Happy birthday my first born child. Love you so much, may Allah bless you at every step of your way. Ameen.
Single Life
It is time to accept the fact that some people prefer lives as bachelors. Being single is not a crime, and must be accepted by the society as such. Too many girls are pushed into marriages which are horrific, only to avoid remaining single. This isn’t fair.
Our Coping Strategies.
A coping strategy is an action that one resorts to, when faced with an unpalatable situation. Something that you find unbearable, but still have to bear it for a time, which seems too long. It maybe just half an hour or months and years. So then, you find some activity to do, to help you …
My Radiation Experience
Finally, reached the radiation stage in my treatment, which is usually the last. My fifteen days of treatment in January, were over soon. Here is a detailed perspective of it, which would be useful for anyone having to go through it.
Two Dozen Ways to deal with ‘C’ word.
I’ve written this blog post on request of my oncologist Dr. Farrukh, at Shifa International Hospital. He found my demeaner different from most of his patients. He wanted me to share how I’ve stayed motivated and kept myself feeling good throughout. Sometimes, while I’d be tapping away at the laptop during my chemo sessions, he would send some prospective patients to my cubicle, to show her that it isn’t so bad, it can be like this also!
Surgery – eazy peazy part
Just want to say a big Alhamdollah to my Allah. How He brought me to it, and led me through it. Kept me focused on the positive. He Brought the best solutions to each of my problems. The Chemos, all done, and now surgery which was the lumpectomy. It was the next step to overcome. …