When a person is infected with a dreaded disease,
general tendency is that he or she gets very mentally upset and worried. It
will prove to be a rude shock for that person leading to physical and mental
weakness and tension. Nevertheless, there have been many instances wherein
persons infected with such diseases getting cured solely due to willpower and
courage. One of the cases in point is that of Smt.Leela Menon, the renowned
journalist who fell prey to cancer and got cured due to sheer willpower.
In this connection the case of one of my relations who
had got infected with lung cancer needs special mention here. His name of the
person is SC Nair, a retired officer of
Central Intelligence Bureau hailing from Gandhi Nagar, Vazhuthakkad,
Trivandrum. He happens to be my son-in-law’s
father. It started with high fever which was not getting cured inspite of medication. Ultimately it turned out to be a
case of lung cancer. It is ironical that
he got infected with lung cancer he being a non-smoker notwithstanding. It is
characteristic of cancer to spread to many parts of the body by
the time it is detected. In his case also things were not different. It is a fact that as compared to other types
of cancer, lung cancer is most severe as those affected cannot survive for more
than 2 years. However, in his case this assumption proved to be wrong. As soon
as it was established that he is infected with lung cancer he has faced the
situation with absolute courage without nurturing an iota of feeling that he is a patient; the
first thing he has done was to buy a book on cancer and read it thoroughly to
acquaint himself with the various features of cancer including lung cancer.
When I met him while he was undergoing treatment I was surprised to find him
talking in detail about various aspects of cancer.
Ultimately he was able to get cured of cancer
completely due to his willpower and decisiveness and has been leading a normal
life since then. Apparently people like him is a role model and inspiration for
those suffering from dreaded disease like cancer to face it courageously and
defeat it.
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