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...
This Eid, I pray that all of us be blessed with Allah’s Mercy and Forgiveness. I pray that all of us live in peace, harmony and prosperity. With so much pain and despair revolving around Muslims these days that it becomes difficult to celebrate Eid and feel truly joyous. Even though you want to ignore or at least forget for a while the brutality of war, yet it is not easy. It is not easy to ignore the crying faces of children and all the bloodshed. Yet we move on, with deepest prayers in our hearts that Allah bestow us with His divine forgiveness. And so it is... Ameen! Once again Eid Mubarak! Sonya Syed. (Day 487)