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My Two Cents

Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase.   It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions.  This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...

Day 319

There is a strange traffic signal near my home which people follow on their terms, when it is green everyone obediently stops and when its red then it means to move. In case if you stop at red then trust me you are in trouble. However, you take a sigh of relief that at least people follow it. So now there have been some major changes on the political front, our former prime minister has left and I write this our latest PM is making a very long speech in the Parliament. I apprehend that all this exercise would really affect things for good, but what was required happened. It is a wonder how can few hundred people decide the fate of population exceeding 170 million people. Of course there are procedures prescribed in law and this act is legal but I think we, the people, should have this prerogative to choose our leader. With politics becoming such an integral part of our lives even the morning shows hosted by celebrities could not keep away from indulging in it. Yester...

The Gap

So long it has been that I don’t know how to begin. I missed coming to blog and sharing all that I have been doing, but honestly the time constraint was the main factor in keeping me away. If I had the opportunity then I lacked energy to focus on anything but getting some rest. Today due to Shab-e-Mairaj {Night of Ascent of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)} I am able to take some time, so here I am. Well for past few weeks I have taken up stitching and art classes, although in both these domains I had neither past experience nor any apparent talent. However, all of a sudden I just decided to venture into these two skills. Art which includes drawing, sketching & painting etc. is a wonderful way to concentrate on one object forgetting about everything else. My brain muscles that I have never used before are being exercised in a new way while I am focusing to draw. You get to go out of your limited version of seeing things in front of you and you realize that everything could be see...