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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...

Courage & The Oscars

Sometimes the things we fear most become our most powerful weapon. There is always a threshold to everything, to every experience, to every pain and to every fear. However, once you cross that threshold, that limit; your are free . In that particular moment when you have truly tasted what you feared most, your immunity takes charge. A certain defence mechanism which you were unaware to have ever existed in you, all of a sudden takes the control.     This immunity, this defence mechanism or freedom is actually your Courage . A gift that has been given to you by God, because if we didn’t have such element in us we would have been extinct by now. I have to admit that I have courage, and quite a lot of it. Thankfully, I experienced courage in a relatively healthy situation because there are many people who have to go through an ordeal to discover their courage. We always look for big events in our life to teach us lessons, so that we could become a better p...