💔 When Cancer Knocks at the Door: A Silent Battle No One Is Prepared For
✍️ By Ankit and Neha | GoFit with Nekit
It was a quiet morning…
Just like every other week. But this time, something changed.
📞 The phone rang.
“Ankit beta… the report has arrived. It is… cancer.”
That was all I had to hear. Everything stopped.
Everything was around, but nothing could be heard. As if life had pressed the “pause” button.
This was my cousin. She lives in California. Age? Just 38 years.
A mother of a lovely daughter. A strong wife. And now… a warrior.
Stage 3 breast cancer.
🧨 “Cancer” – a small word that breaks everything
At first you don’t think of anything. You don’t cry, you don’t scream. You just… become empty.
A few seconds later, the tears well up. They don't stop.
🧬 What exactly is cancer?
It happens when some cells in the body break the 'rules'.
They grow, spread, and start eating the body from the inside.
There are over 100 different types —
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
Lung cancer
Colon cancer
Blood cancers
It doesn't matter who you are — rich, poor, black, white, man or woman.
It just comes. Like a hurricane — without knocking on the door.
📊 America 2025: Some harsh realities
💔 610,000+ deaths from cancer this year
🎗️ 1.9 million new cases in the USA alone
👩⚕️ Most common cancers:
Breast
Prostate
Lung
Colon
Skin (melanoma)
And the scariest part?
🔹
1 in 2 men🔹
1 in 3 womenwill develop cancer at some point in their lives.
💬 Neha's one night... that changed everything
I was looking at the photo album - my sister's laughter, moments playing with her daughter.
Neha quietly came and sat next to me. And softly said:
Neha: "Will she be okay...?"
Me: "I don't know... not really."
Neha: “I lost my friend at 16… to leukemia.
She gave me a last letter, which I have not opened till date.”
Then she started crying. Very slowly. Hiding her tears in her sleeve.
That night, we spoke very little… but something broke and mended in our hearts.
🇺🇸 Why is cancer so common in America?
It’s not just ‘luck’. It’s our lifestyle.
🔸 Smoking, vaping
🔸 Processed food, red meat, cola
🔸 Unprotected sun exposure
🔸 Family history
🔸 Chemicals, pollution, pesticides
🔸 Stress, lack of sleep
🔸 Alcohol and excess sugar
The fast-paced, chemical-filled life here…
All these invite cancer.
❤️ What we did — and you can do too:
✅ 1. Simplified our diet
Neha now makes beetroot juice every morning.
“It tastes like blood, but it tastes like hope!” she laughs.
✅ 2. Regular checkups
Don’t be afraid, get screened. Early detection can save lives.
✅ 3. Getting moving
We started walking. Neha made us do Zumba once — I was like a broken robot!
But we started laughing and sweating together.
✅ 4. Learned to talk
It’s important to talk openly about cancer — with family, friends, doctors.
🫂 If you’re battling cancer…
Know this — you’re not alone.
After every scan, every treatment, every pain, your strength to get back on track is evident.
From both of us —
You are not broken. You are brave. You are not alone.
Neha says:“I wish I could hug every mother going through chemo.
Every father who hides his fear.
Every child who asks — ‘Where has mummy’s hair gone?'”
If love was medicine… cancer would never win.
🕯️ Those we lost…
If you have lost someone — today we are lighting a virtual lamp in their memory.
May their soul rest in peace. May their story live on forever.
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