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...
May is a very special month for me for I have been blessed with many beautiful gifts in this month. Some of the wonderful people I know are born in this month, especially 1 st of May which is the birth date of my late father. Gosh it’s been almost four years since he left us, although life happens to move on and time is a wonderful healer yet somewhere within there is a void, a blank space which shall never be filled. And that space is beautiful because we get to fill it with love and gratitude for the great times we have spent together. Some friends very rightly say that I am a spoiled child, that my parents and family have completely spoilt me and to be honest most of its credit goes to my father. Like many children, I was afraid of doctors and injections and when I had to go for my vaccination or blood tests my Dad used to console me by pampering me with many gifts. And then I would happily go for any of the tests because I knew that afterwards I will get w...