میرا بہت صحت مند طرز زندگی تھا، اور سب کچھ ٹھیک تھا۔ ایک دن جب میں آئینے میں دیکھ رہا تھا تو مجھے اپنی گردن کے پاس کوئی چیز نظر آئی۔ یہ باہر سے زیادہ نظر نہیں آرہا تھا، لیکن جب میں اسے چھوتا تو کچھ مختلف محسوس کر سکتا تھا۔

تائرواڈ کینسر کی تشخیص

I went to the doctor who did a biopsy, but it was inconclusive. The doctor gave me antibiotics, and they didn't work. I underwent a CT scan, and it was found that I had تائرواڈ کینسر, which had spread to the lymph nodes. I was diagnosed in January 2015 when I was just 32-years-old.

تائرواڈ کینسر کا علاج۔

میں تھا سرجری to remove my thyroid gland and the impacted lymph nodes. I underwent radioactive iodine treatment. It was difficult for me to go through with my low-iodine diet to prepare myself for the treatment, but I was fortunate enough to sail through it. I had some side effects, but they subsided in their own time.

Later, I moved to Canada to pursue my PhD where I did my one-year follow-up in Canada. I was declared cancer-free in December 2015, and with that came a sense of relief for me after a whole year of ups and downs. A couple of years went by, and things were okay. I had hormonal fluctuations, and I had to take thyroid medication because my thyroid gland was removed, but there was nothing serious to worry about.

In August 2018, I had a sore throat for a month. The doctor didn't think it could be a relapse because when she examined me, she couldn't find anything, but as a precautionary measure, she asked me to go for the scans.

I underwent the scans and, to my dismay, found that there was a lump. I am grateful that we found it early because I had no symptoms. I went through the whole تائرواڈ کینسر Treatment again, including Surgery to remove that lump. I had radioactive iodine treatment, and I am on a one-year follow-up.

 After my first cancer journey, I wrote a book, Falling Up - Nine Ways to transform Trauma into Triumph، اور اسے شائع کیا۔ میں اب بالکل ٹھیک ہوں اور کینسر سے پاک ہوں۔

گرنا - صدمے کو فتح میں تبدیل کرنے کے نو طریقے

میری کتاب، گرنا - صدمے کو فتح میں بدلنے کے نو طریقے، is on the concept of post-traumatic growth. It is about how trauma survivors grow after trauma and what helps them to develop. A strong social support helps them in their recovery and growth. ورزش and meditation also help a lot. I used to write three things I was grateful for, no matter what was going on. I wrote my book in 2015, and when I was going through my second cancer journey, I worked more on it and published it after my PhD program.

میرا سپورٹ سسٹم

My husband was there for me throughout my thyroid cancer journey. He has been my greatest support and strength. He was my primary caregiver, and I am very grateful to him for all he has done for me. I express my gratitude to my extended family and friends who were with me throughout my journey. They were just a phone call away whenever I needed support. They were always happy to provide me with mental and emotional support and played a huge role in my journey.

زندگی کے اسباق

میں نے نئے معمول کو قبول کرنا اور زندگی کے ساتھ صبر کرنا سیکھا۔ جب تائرواڈ کا کینسر میرے ساتھ ہوا، مجھے احساس ہوا کہ واقعی میرے لیے کیا اہم ہے۔ اس نے مجھے ایک قدم پیچھے ہٹانے اور تجزیہ کرنے پر مجبور کیا کہ میری زندگی میں کیا اہم ہے۔ میں زندگی میں بامعنی تعلقات چاہتا ہوں اور دوسروں کی مدد اور حوصلہ افزائی کرنا چاہتا ہوں۔

علیحدگی کا پیغام

مضبوط رہو. کینسر کی تشخیص اور علاج آپ کی دماغی صحت پر اثر انداز ہوتے ہیں، اس لیے مدد طلب کرنے سے نہ گھبرائیں۔ اپنے ساتھی، خاندان، یا اپنے قریبی لوگوں کو بتائیں کہ آپ کیسا محسوس کرتے ہیں۔ بہت سارے سپورٹ گروپس اور کمیونٹیز ہیں، لہذا ان میں شامل ہوں اور وہاں سے مدد حاصل کریں۔

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