Celebrating Life

I am Shruthi

A Cancer Survivor

“Life is what happens to you while

you're busy making other plans.”

― Allen Saunders

My Perfect Life

In my imagination of a perfect

life

I have long hair;

I am a civil servant, and

I am married and happily

settled.

I am now

I do not have

long hair

neither

am I married

or a DC

More reason to celebrateI know the value of life.

With 3 surgeries I have

learned how valuable and

precious my life is to myself

and to others

I am very lucky to have a

family who can support me

emotionally, financially,

morally and in every way

possible

Journey

We experience a lot of hardship

pain that we hide from one another,

tears of joy and sorrow,

all of us in our own way afraid

to accept the truth

the tension every time we go for a scan and the relief when nothing shows up for the

moment

Living in Present

I too have had my weak

moments.

I throw tantrums,

I feel like giving up as well.

But those are just passing

times.

I have a stronger will to fight

the illness than to give in.

Struggling with Cancer

While we patients have our own issues (Pain

of the surgery, side effects of chemo etc.,)

our parents, siblings and other caregivers

face their own problems. They see their

loved ones suffer;

they try very hard to be strong

although they are in pain within

“Mind is everything what you think you become”

- Buddha

Great Lessons

I have become a better person,

a better human being.

I have learned to appreciate things that

I had taken for granted earlier.

Ex: TIME

Realization

We have no say what so ever on

when we are born and when we will

die.

All I can do is be a good human being.

I learned with perseverance and will

power one can achieve anything.

Give love. It will come back to you in

abundance.

My Beliefs

Faith and hope have kept me

going strong for so many years and

many years to come!

I am sure

there is a reason and meaning

for whatever is happening!

So…Let us Celebrate

Life!Shruthi L Reddy

1989 - 2014