So this is about my fiancé . One fine day We noticed nodes on his neck and figured out he had similar nodes under his armpit and near his bladder . He got his check up done . Doctor suggested to operate one of his nodes to figure out what it exactly was. He also told us it might be lymphoma . Reports came . June 2018 he was diagnosed.At first we didn’t even know what this lymphoma exactly is ! None of our family or our ancestors had cancer before . When we figured out what lymphoma was ,our whole family was shattered . My fiancé was positive with this fact and went for Ayurvedic treatment which was done in a dark room with a fixed dosage of Ayurvedic medicine for a month . Soon all his lymph nodes started disappearing. We could literally see the positive outcome of the Ayurvedic treatment we opted for . But his blast cells started increasing we soon had to hospitalise him . He had around 90%+ blast cells when we shifted him to hospital . It was T cell Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia . He underwent chemotherapy , radiation therapy , dozens of tablets every day , centre line connecting to his heart directly . His medical team decided to do his bone marrow transplantation in December 2018. He had to face many aftermath side effects of bmt like severe GVHD’s. Everything was going good . He got discharged from hospital and he had this maintenance checkup every month , sometimes twice a month .
He was under remission period for a year exactly.
December 2019 his platelets started fluctuating . And unfortunately he got relapsed with 60% of blast cells. His medical team told he had the chances of getting back into remission again . We’ll keep him on mild dosage chemo injections which will be given twice a week and do his bone marrow biopsy. His bone marrow biopsy showed 6-8% of remaining blast cells . He was hospitalised and his chemo type changed which was a lil stronger than the previous one ( VCR ). Everything was going well , until he started developing severe side effects like mouth gvhd . His whole mouth and throat was covered with ulcers . Intake of food and water was closed . He was on food packets . His blood and platelets transfusion kept on happening every now and then . We tried every possible thing unfortunately we lost him on March 8th 2020.
Now let’s talk about his fighting spirit !
He was the BRAVEST SOUL I ever knew or I could ever know . I feel blessed to be a part of his life . He never ever gave up from day one . When got diagnosed his reaction was it’s a disease we are all humans we do get ill . We’ll fight it . Think positive be positive and positivity will flow around you . We should train our mind to be strong as everything comes from there . He used to tell “ I’m blessed with a gift “ from god . Not everyone gets this . He is testing me.
When got relapsed his reaction was “ can’t lose hope now , it’s just the beginning “. Till the end he faught for it with a smile on his face . Even when he was on death bed he took his blood pressure tablet by himself , he hugged his mom , his dad and then he went to a peaceful sleep forever. Really really blessed to be a part of his life and his journey .
Negative thoughts used to hit him sometimes but he always made himself stable emotionally , mentally and faught for it . Infact he made everyone strong around him . Including his parents , his sister and me
Few of his sayings .
”Humans get 100 births , so what if I don’t live longer in this birth . It isn’t the end , it’s not over . I’ll get a rebirth again and their I might live longer . God would’ve planned a beautiful life their “
” why cry ? What will you get after crying ? Nothing is gonna change if you cry . Everything will happen even after you cry . It’s written to happen and it will happen . No one can stop it from happening “
” Stay strong , roar like a tiger “
” pain ? It’s paining ? Witness the pain it will no longer pain “
“Everyday is a new beginning “
”keep life simple “
He will always stay with us ,in our good memories and in our hearts. He was and still is a inspiring soul to all of us . We definitely miss him.
We love him to moon and back.
lots of love to all the cancer patients out there.
Never lose hope. Stay strong .
Hi Chashni,
What such incredibly sad news and I am so, so sorry for you and your wider family. This is such a terrible disease that causes so much pain and suffering. I found your post to be a beautiful message to your fiancé - it’s clear that he was a wonderful person and had such a deep impact on everyone around him. I’m sending you loads of strength at what must be an incredibly difficult time.
Greg
Hi Chashni
Your post is very sad but uplifting in equal measures.
Sad that you have lost a dear loved one to the cruel claw of cancer and I do get the strong impression that your fiancé was a beautiful, loving person and this comes across clearly in your post.
But his strength you have highlighted is inspirational and I am sure that his strength gives you strength for this next phase of life.
We can only send our love and ((hugs)) from a distance and indeed "every day is a new beginning" and pray that you will find comfort in his words - God Bless
Thank you so much .
I WANT HIM TO BE AN INSPIRATION TO EVERYONE DEALING WITH NOT ONLY CANCER BUT ANY KIND OF DISEASE.
He is always with us . I can feel him around me . He is happy :)
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