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...
I was thinking for a long time to share my favourite verses from different Surahs of the Holy Quran, and what is the best time than Ramadan. The verse I quoted above is from Surah Talaq, and has always shown me light whenever it was the darkest. There have been many times in my life especially academic moments, when I was going through my making or breaking moments, when I lost my courage to move on and then there came the Divine help for me, and I received whatever I desired. When I changed my school after completing 8 th grade I took admission in another good school but unfortunately it had bad management. So within couple of months I decided to shift to another one, however, it was extremely difficult to change schools so rapidly when the board examination forms for grade 9 were submitted by all the schools. We took a big risk and my mom and I were very terrified that I might lose one year. Afraid but fixed to our faith, we went to St. Patrick’s school and...