Febhuwari 2023: Hamsa Nandini, owatholakala ene-Grade III Invasive Carcinoma (Umdlavuza Webele) ngo-2021, ubuyekeze abalandeli bakhe ku-Instagram ngesimo sakhe sezempilo. Umlingisikazi, obonakale kumafilimu eTelugu afana noMirchi noLegend, ubike ukuthi uzizwa “emuhle.” I-Hamsa iphinde yakhipha i-video exoxa ngezinguquko ezenzeke onyakeni odlule. U-Hasma ubonakala okokuqala endaweni yokudlela. Ubonakala emuhle egqoke ingubo emnyama. Umbhalo ohambisana nalokhu ufundeka kanje, “Ngonyaka owodwa odlule…” Emizuzwaneni embalwa kamuva, u-Hamsa uyabonakala ejabulela ulwandle. Kodwa-ke, ufisa ukuthi umhlaba uhloniphe izinwele zakhe. “Sawubona, zinwele,” kufundeka umbhalo kuyo. Amagama-ncazo akhe afundeka kanje, “Kungenzeka okuningi ngonyaka… Futhi ngizizwa ngijabule.” Ukhethe ingoma kaMichael Bublé ethi Feeling Good yomculo wangemuva.
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Ngo-December 2021, Hamsa Nandini udalule isifo sakhe somdlavuza webele okokuqala ngqa. Ngaphambilini, umlingisi ufake isithombe sakhe eceleni kwenothi elide. Wabhala, “Ngenqaba ukudlala isisulu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuphila kungiphosela kanjani noma ukuthi kubonakala kungalungile kangakanani. Ngiyenqaba ukuvumela ukwesaba, ukungabi nathemba, kanye nokungabi nankinga kungilawule. Ngiyenqaba ukuyeka. Ngizobekezela ngesibindi nothando. Ngabona iqhubu ebeleni lami ezinyangeni ezine ezedlule. Ngaso leso sikhathi, ngabona ukuthi ukuphila kwami kwakungeke kufane. Ngangishonelwe umama ngenxa yesifo esibi eminyakeni engu-18 edlule, futhi ngase ngiphila ngaphansi komthunzi waso. Ngangithukile.”
She added, in reference to the diagnosis, “Within a couple of hours, I was at a mammography clinic having the lump examined. I was instructed to meet with a surgical oncologist immediately, who recommended a biopsy. The biopsy confirmed my worst fears, and I was diagnosed with umdlavuza webele of grade III invasiveness.
Ngemva kokukhishwa kwesimila sakhe, Hamsa Nandini was diagnosed with Grade III invasive carcinoma (breast cancer). She stated, “The relief was only momentary as I tested positive for BRCA1 (hereditary breast cancer). This indicates that I have a genetic mutation that virtually guarantees a 70% chance of developing breast cancer and a 45% chance of developing ovarian cancer in the future. Before I can claim victory, the only way to mitigate the risk is to undergo a series of extensive preventative surgeries. I have already completed 9 cycles of chemotherapy and have 7 more to go.”
