Breast Cancer Survivor: Anchal Sharma : Cancer Survivor Stories

Shraddha Subramanian is known to be a competitor, whether it's a national-level hurdle race or being a cancer survivor. Her faith in herself, staying positive, manifesting, and having great mental support from family made her an inspiration to many. She highlights that she chose to be a warrior rather than a victim, and it's the willpower that she had within her that helped her fight cancer. Being versatile, presently she is a life coach who is helping many individuals in every possible field.

Shreya Shikha was diagnosed with Brain Cancer when she was doing her Masters. She had a seizure and fell down the stairs. That’s when she was diagnosed with cancer. A biopsy was done to confirm the disease and she was operated on to remove the tumor. Shreya had her family, husband, and friends always help her out. Her faith in God helped her throughout the journey. She urges the patients and caregivers to be mentally strong and to accept life as it is.

Christine Moon is a 46-year-old Breast Cancer Survivor who was diagnosed at the age of 38. Her cancer symptoms were aggressive though she had no family history still she remained positive throughout the cancer treatment and focused on herself holistically. She says, one should always believe in themselves, have faith in their intuition, and manifest to make impossible things possible. As she was young enough to get diagnosed with cancer and also to respond to everything accordingly, she still made sure to remain positive and embraced every moment of her life throughout the treatment and continues to do so.

Anchal Sharma is a 37-year-old Stage-3 Breast Cancer Survivor. She was diagnosed with cancer 5 years ago and it's been one year since she has been completely cured. This bold and fearless survivor made sure to overcome this disease by keeping herself mentally and physically strong. During this journey which was filled with so many ups and downs, she still managed to extend her hand to the children who could not afford their daily meals. She believes that involving herself and getting engaged in events around her, helped her to overcome cancer more easily. "You have all the power within you to cure yourself, you have to believe in yourself".

Carla is a 37 years old Breast Cancer Survivor. She was diagnosed with cancer in the year 2021; when she was 36 years old. She sensed the first initial symptoms of breast cancer, two years ago in the month of July. According to her, cancer is more than just a physical approach that everybody deals with. She focused on her own natural way of healing along with cancer treatment. She believes that taking responsibility for your own body and healing yourself is very important during the cancer journey with the essence of self-love

Uma Dey is a Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer Survivor based in Pune. She was diagnosed with cancer during the pandemic and got struck with Corona twice. She calls her experience with cancer a blessing, as it helped her to become a better version of herself and also to see the world in a new light. Going through a lot during the journey and defeating cancer with all her strength and self-affirmation, this thoughtful soul wants to pass on the torch to young Ovarian cancer patients. She believes that cancer should not become a barrier to experiencing the gift of womanhood of giving birth.

"""Harr marz ki dawa nhi hoti he, pareshani sabke saath hoti he... Yeh baatey yunhi chalti rahegi, parr baat jazbe ki hoti he"" Jayant Kandoi was diagnosed with cancer when he was 15. Since then he has been battling and defeating it numerous times. Being an ambitious person, he knew that he was going to defeat cancer no matter what and achieve his goals as planned. Currently he has written a book about his journey and how to own the label of success rather than getting a label of being a patient. He did not allow cancer to blur his long-term visions. Having faith in himself, he has defeated cancer 6 times now.

Matt Ode is a 23-year-old, Stage 3C Testicular Cancer Survivor based in the US. Following a healthy daily routine since childhood, cancer was an unexpected and shocking turn in his life. According to him, in such situations, all you have to think about is what can be done in the present for a better future rather than sobbing about what has already happened. The practicality and maturity of mind at such a young age helped this young survivor to be what he is at present. He chose to focus on his present, trying to learn from what life has to teach and become a better version of himself rather than making excuses for being a victim of the disease. “There are so many rock-bottoms in life which can actually be the beginning of a new chapter for your life because the only place you can go from a rock-bottom is ‘up’”.

Venkat Krishnan is a 47-year-old Blood Cancer Survivor. He was diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago at the peak of Covid, around the mid of 2020. Being a practical and long-term visionary, he had faith in himself and did detailed research on his disease just to be updated on what he was undergoing. During the tough times, he made sure to balance his professional and personal life hand-in-hand. Keeping emotions aside and planning to respond to the situation rather than reacting, he has defeated cancer successfully. This brave survivor can be labeled as a patient, survivor, and caregiver of his own.

Sanjay Deshpande is a 30-year-old Brain Cancer Survivor, who was diagnosed at 29 just as he was about to start his Master’s at Harvard University. He’s a strong advocate for young adults with cancer and is currently leading the effort to write and publish world’s first book on their lived experiences. He believes life is unpredictable, so we must make peace that not everything can be controlled. His philosophy is “All you have is right now, so seize the day and fulfil your dreams before it’s too late.”