Cancer – a fight of a family, not the individual
Chapter 1 - The Lump Dear Readers, I want to share our family's experience in our fight against cancer. In October '22, during Cancer Awareness Month, the health ministry put significant effort into spreading awareness through various platforms such as TV, Radio, Social Media, and even personalized awareness messages as Play Ring Back Tones. One morning, my wife Sarah, who had recently started a new job and was filled with excitement about the opportunities it brought, mentioned feeling a lump in her chest while getting ready for the office. Cancerous lumps are typically hard and painless to the touch and often appear spontaneously. She decided to get it checked that day. I tried to reassure her casually, telling her not to worry since she was healthy and didn't need a check-up. However, Sarah insisted on visiting "Pink Ribbon," a self-sustained organization in Pakistan focused on breast cancer awareness. At Pink Ribbon, they conducted some tests and foun...