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Of Cancer & Cancerians!!


It was strange! She used to have a strange connection with Cancerians! She thought Cancerians are the ones with whom she chilled the most! And then when God decided to bless her with a baby, He could have been a gemini too, in her heart she prayed tht her child is not a Gemini-the two faced bubble! And thankfully, he was born in july!!

She hadn't met any cancer patient personally! Mebbe once shedid! Went to see a lady who was breathing her last.. it was not good! She had cried tht day! Nonetheless she didn't know any one personally, and Alhamdulillah!

But little did she knw that the little amount of blood that she spat out everyday for 2 months along with all the acidity could have actually lead her to an oncology ward. Oh yes, Easophagul cancer!!! SO here she was sitting in the hospital, cheering up sum random guy whos apparently waiting for his turn.. Ice breaks! N this is what he said" what a life n what an end!!" But for someone who has no fear of losing anything, (reason being they've already lost it all) battling cancer is probably the easiest thing tht can be done.. She tried cheering him up, "hey, You will be fine"
"Huh! You dont know, you think its a joke, only those who have cancer know"



Sigh, she just couldnt tell him .. She just couldn't let him know that she was also a patient, yes, she is also battling it out too, albiet without any fear, without any feeling that she is gonna lose her life, NO, she felt happy because she is going to meet the one person she loved the most very soon!Yes, that warm godee that can give the utmost peace n tranquility that no tranquilizer, no pain killer, no angel can give! Sooner or later, we all are going to die, a cancer patient might just die a tad bit too soon!
Of all the times when her friends on fb had their statuses as "Keep it on ur wall fr one hour to honour the cancer patients" she dint know one day it might just be kept for her, one day people will share it for her sake.. one day she would finally be there too, tagged in someones update! atleast somewhere!!

-Another short! I wish my story readers are back on the blog, I miss u here! :(

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