Tahira Kashyap Pens A Powerful Note On Self-Love & Acceptance During Cancer & It¡¯s A Must Read!
Suffering from cancer is almost like a close encounter with death. Lucky are the ones who win the battle. And once you survive, your perspective towards life changes ¨C for good.
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Ayushmann Khurrana¡¯s wife Tahira Kashyap was diagnosed with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) with high-grade malignant cells in her right breast in September 2018. Cancer didn¡¯t keep her down, instead, the braveheart battled it and empowered everyone.
Due to chemotherapy, the diva lost strands of hair ¨C hair, which were hiding the parts she was insecure about. But then, she learnt a new definition of beauty. She went bald and felt more powerful.
In an empowering note, Tahira Kashyap narrated her story and wrote a powerful note on self-love and acceptance during cancer, and it¡¯s inspiring.
Here¡¯s what she wrote:
¡°WARNING!! Before you swipe left, some pictures might not go down too well with your palette. But I am hoping there is a change in the perception of that one perfect flavour that we have always had. The last couple of months have been an extreme case of metamorphosis for me. And I am not categorising it whether it was from a caterpillar to a butterfly phase or vice versa. I could be the larva or the pupa or any other intermediate stage as each phase is unique and special. But there is a deep sense of acceptance when it comes to the life cycle of this creature. Taking a ¡®leaf¡¯ from this caterpillars life, I feel I have undergone a tremendous change mentally and physically too. From my obsession with long hair, associating beauty with rapunzel tresses, and hiding most of the time behind my hair (as I felt secure , lest my crooked nose, or freckles or pimples or simply not so chiseled face isn¡¯t exposed) to losing my hair, wearing extensions and a cap, going bald to now a short crop. I am enjoying every phase because somehow with hair I lost my insecurity, my stupid notion of beauty and my complexes. I don¡¯t know whether I¡¯ll keep long hair or not, in either case I am not going to hide my face. I don¡¯t claim to have refined beauty, but I have changed my own mindset and my biggest victory is changing the mindset and perception of my 7 year-old-son, the next generation. From running to get a cap and placing it on my head when I was losing my hair and had a bald patch to proudly introducing me to his friends when I was bald or now with short hair, I feel I am a part of a change. This post is dedicated to women of all shapes and sizes and to all those posts I get when they fret losing their hair during or after chemotherapy. You are beautiful now and always.¡±
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