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...
Its been years since we last got
together, although I sheepishly believed it has been not more than ten or
eleven months. My friend and I go
together on her birthday and we had a blast.
5th April was a
day when all my long-term wishes were fulfilled, the wish list not only included
meeting with my friend but also her entire family; then to have some coffee at
a very chilled place and of course to do much awaited shopping.
We are friends since we were in
class 6 and its not only her that I am close to, rather it is her entire
family- her parents, her siblings and their in-laws, uncles, aunts, cousins and
even distant relations with whom I share a beautiful relationship.
I do not believe in having friendships
with one person but I need to be close to every family member. In the past,
when for some reason I was unable to get close with the entire family, my friendship
became limited to mere social contact.
Anyways back to our special day
when I ate like a maniac, it was haleem after biryani, then chocolate double fudge
cake, chocolates, coffee and some cheese appetizers, then there was large bowl
of ice-cream and again biryani. And now I am left with stress of burning those thousands
of calories I happily acquired from the sweets in just one day.
I might surprise you that in my
life I have never tried any kind of methai (eastern sweets), so for me its
occasional chocolate cakes and ice cream which satisfy my sweet cravings.
To end the day with on a great
note we went shopping. I was sure as a stone but my friend wasn’t;
however, when we went to my desired store things changed. She gave into
temptation of having some new clothes. Most
of the time I am sure of what I want but then you go to some stores and they
make you really crazy. Both of us experienced that craziness and ended up
getting some decent clothes.
Nevertheless, the sales-personnel
who attended both of us must be having nightmares. They handled two terribly
confused customers- we decide to buy one thing, then get excited to see
something else wants to buy it and get into discussions. We repeated this drill
for almost an hour and when we finally decided, both the managers hurriedly
packed our suits gave us the bills and while we were reaching the counter to
pay our bills, they started to thank us as if they were begging us to leave.
On this note, I shall also take
your leave now.
Have a great Sunday!
Sonya Syed. (Day 416)
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