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“ I am also a TB patient since 2008 and my age is 26. I am not able to fight with

the disease because no doctor is able to treat me properly. I have changed around 4
to 5 doctors. And I have suffered a lot in the last 7 years. I have taken 250 injections
along with all my medications and a healthy diet. Even then, I am unable to cure this
disease.
” - Hemang

“ My wife went through a very different kind of Tuberculosis which was initially

found negative through several tests. However, endoscopy revealed multiple lymph
nodes across pancreas and chest. It was a very painful experience to have the disease
and to have a two-year-old baby that needed feeding. It took us 8–9 months to fight
the disease!
” - Amjad

“ I want to share something with you. Now I am 46. I was suffering too much

mental stress after my marriage when I was 21. At that time I got TB. Doctor gave
two medicines. At that time cost of one was Rs 4.50. Doctor told me I have to take it
daily for 9 months. It was very difficult for me to arrange Rs 4.50 for one tablet. Now
I have overcome that situation by God’s grace, but thinking about the past made me
too depressed.
” - Anahita

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