My Story

A Mother and Daughter bond is always deep and emotionally integrated, and that’s how it’s been with mommy and me forever! Even though life has put us through the toughest times, we have emerged as stronger women and a stronger bond that can never be replaced.

Mom always trained me to stay emotionally strong through every situation, and the one time that I realised I had to use her training was to handle the news of mom being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 50! And I was 22!

It was not just a phase to stand up for mom through her times, but it was a deeper phase of understanding and giving the emotional support right back to her even though I was dealing with my own anxieties and fear of losing her.

Cancer in those years was very rare, and treatments were limited to chemotherapy and radiation! Knowlege of the side effects of these treatments would make me over analyse and worry me each day! The feeling of “why mom” & “why me” kept ringing in my mind.

If I have ever learnt the art of being strong and positive, it’s been a rub off from mom, so it was now pay back time. I had to put off my strongest self before her and make her day the most stressless! Ofcourse I had my dad with me, being at his Positive best too.

But yes, the entire acceptance of what mom was going through, what was needed to be done, the emotional disturbances and irritability that she would go through after each chemo session, all of this simply made me realise I had to take over being mom.

I had great support from my dad and our extended family, who not only helped us medically to figure things out but also became our strengths through every step through the journey!

My faith in Saibaba evolved and since then I have been spiritually connected to him till date. Faith in him, gave me direction, gave me strength and gave me hope! And I will always bow down to him for being my inner power.

And the one strong pillar of support for me through this journey, ironically, has been my mom itself! Hard to believe, but while she was going through her own battle, she was the one who continued to stay positive and kept reminding me how strong I had to stay through it. Imagine, the one who was suffering was the one who helped me stay strong to manage her through it all. Unreal but true!

It was heartbreaking to watch mom smile through it all, and how she lost her hair, had skin issues and the exhaustion! But she never lost her confidence and smile. We, as a family stayed so strong and ONE that the entire phase of this journey was smooth and determined and positive! To an extent that post recovery, and it’s been close to 25 yrs now, mom has been always proudly supporting all those who have the cancer, with her positive attitude and humble strength!

The breeze through her illness, didn’t seem as tough as it should have been, financially or emotionally! As every single challenge was overcome only with the power of the mind! It’s something one earns only with practice and training, and for me, I owe it to my mom and dad, always reminded me of how to let the mind rule the body and soul.

So here we are, still going strong as a team, and that’s the one message I would like to share with all…. Life puts us all through all tests and challenges, solutions always come our way, but the only one bit that nobody but yourself has control over is a positively charged mind and a mind full of strength! This is the only solution that can help one face the worst of times that you may not have a control over, so find that inner peace, pull in the faith in some form of spirituality and use the mind over the heart and body, it will all be a breeze!