BLAZE A SON’S TRIAL BY FIRE (HB)

Can a disease, more
importantly, cancer, be a potent tool of self-evolution for both, the person
who suffers from it, and his/her caregivers, especially parents? The value of
good health is realized when it no more remains with us. The journey to
salvage the lost friend can still offer myriad opportunities of redemption
and self-discovery. It is up to us how we decide to tread this formidable
path leading to self-actualization.
Time has made us realize that it is not fair to stereotype a person suffering
from cancer from the point of view of cure or recovery. Many a time, such
stereotyping comes from our own society, and sometimes, ironically, from the
medical fraternity, for its inability to go beyond a point, after which you
feel you are condemned and vegetative. All these negativities passively
entrap the patients and their parents in the viciousness of the disease where
they die many times before the actual death. This is the worst form of cancer
which has plagued our mindset.
In the case of Divyansh Atman, the authors’ son, it was not so. Divyansh
was the embodiment of courage and self-determination in the face of
adversities. His life journey shows us how the path of opportunities can
still be paved in the middle of adversities. He lived a big and a meaningful
life that made a huge impact on the lives of people around him.
 Cancer can bring in self-evolution,
both for the sufferer and his caregivers.