After gathering the courage to tell her family. Rasika began treatment. She said, “The treatment was brutal. I lost 10 kgs. My skin broke out in painful rashes. I covered every mirror at home because I couldn’t bear to see myself. Amidst all this, there were nights I’d stay up & wonder, ‘Should I just end it here?’ But, I found slivers of strength–from the quiet corners of my being, & from my family & friends who refused to let me give up.”
IITian, 26, non-smoker, gets stage 3 lung cancer: “The treatment was…”
