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MESSAGES OF HOPE AND STRENGTH
“ I want to share my story, as I have never told anyone close to me (other than
my parents). I was in class 9 (1990–91) and used to play soccer at zone level. But
suddenly I started to feel pain under my left rib case. My parents took me to a doctor.
He suggested perhaps I have typhoid fever so he treated me with typhoid medicine
for 10 days which I used to vomit out after each intake. Then, my parents changed
the doctor and he told me I have got TB.
I was lying on the hospital bed and I got cold sweats and my mum was crying. Then I
thought I have to fight and win like it’s another match of soccer. It’s then that my real
treatment started. I had to go to the hospital every day twice to take injections and
had medicine continuously for about six months.
After that I was allowed to go to school again. I started to pick up the pace and played
till national level and then university. Now I’m gonna help Operation ASHA so that
they can help someone who could recover and lead a normal life again.
”
- Nishant
Australia
“ I was diagnosed with tuberculosis when I was 13 years old. I had cough from
several weeks but I didn’t think it would be this severe so I basically ignored it. There
was this one time I coughed blood and I was very, very scared, almost crying.
My brother rushed me to the doctor and he immediately told me to get an X-ray of
my chest done. My family and I were shocked when the doctor told us I had TB.
I was very disappointed with myself because I knew what TB was but I still ignored
my health and let this happen to me. My doctor gave me a course of meds and told
me to follow it strictly and I did follow it.
Strictly following the medicine course and eating healthy helped me recover. Now
I’m 18 years old, doing diploma in IT engineering and totally fine and healthy.
”
- Priyanca B
Mumbai, Maharashtra
26
“ I want to share my story, as I have never told anyone close to me (other than
my parents). I was in class 9 (1990–91) and used to play soccer at zone level. But
suddenly I started to feel pain under my left rib case. My parents took me to a doctor.
He suggested perhaps I have typhoid fever so he treated me with typhoid medicine
for 10 days which I used to vomit out after each intake. Then, my parents changed
the doctor and he told me I have got TB.
I was lying on the hospital bed and I got cold sweats and my mum was crying. Then I
thought I have to fight and win like it’s another match of soccer. It’s then that my real
treatment started. I had to go to the hospital every day twice to take injections and
had medicine continuously for about six months.
After that I was allowed to go to school again. I started to pick up the pace and played
till national level and then university. Now I’m gonna help Operation ASHA so that
they can help someone who could recover and lead a normal life again.
”
- Nishant
Australia
“ I was diagnosed with tuberculosis when I was 13 years old. I had cough from
several weeks but I didn’t think it would be this severe so I basically ignored it. There
was this one time I coughed blood and I was very, very scared, almost crying.
My brother rushed me to the doctor and he immediately told me to get an X-ray of
my chest done. My family and I were shocked when the doctor told us I had TB.
I was very disappointed with myself because I knew what TB was but I still ignored
my health and let this happen to me. My doctor gave me a course of meds and told
me to follow it strictly and I did follow it.
Strictly following the medicine course and eating healthy helped me recover. Now
I’m 18 years old, doing diploma in IT engineering and totally fine and healthy.
”
- Priyanca B
Mumbai, Maharashtra
26
