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...
Saw
some old pictures and found couple of my favorites of my Dad. It’s been around
seven years since he passed away but it feels as if he is still with me and actually
he is. Whenever I need his advice I could feel him around, guiding me- showing
me the ropes.
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| Daddy |
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| Birthday with Abbu, Amma, Kanwal, Fariha, Tabussum Aunty, Saman & Touseef ul Haq |
I
don’t like to talk about my relationships especially the people who are no
longer with me, it frightens me. This father’s day I so much wanted to write
about my father but there were so many things that jumped right between me and
my writing, and probably that was not even the right time.
I
don’t get this father’s day or mother’s day. What are these? I don’t understand
the logic except that it is a great marketing stint for manufacturers. Every day
is a father and a mother day. Why does it have to be that one particular day
that we are showering our parents with so many facebook and twitter updates?
These
social networking sights are wonderful to connect us with our loved ones, to do
business. Yet it all looks so fake, people are fighting with each other, yet
holding hands on facebook. Girls wearing makeup all the time, straightening
their hair for that perfect profile. Resultantly, we see a bombardment of light
and all day make up products, accompanied by hair gel or oil or serum or
whatever.
Consequences
of all that hair heating and tons of unnecessary face products and makeup are
damaged hair and skin, so we have a new product line which will magically
repair the damage and give us shiny hair and the Kylie Jenner “Glowing Skin” equals
to billions of dollars in the bank accounts of cosmetic companies.
The Global Cosmetic market is estimated
to reach 675 billion USD by 2020 growing at a rate of 6.4%.The Estée Lauder
Companies Inc. earned $10.78 billion in 2015 net sales, whereas L'Oréal 2016 first
quarter sales is 6.55 billion euros. That’s a lot of money.
And
we as female consumers sheepishly go in search of skin and hair that actually
does not exist. All the images that we see on the internet and magazines are
all air brushed and filtered. Truth of the matter is that our skin and hair can
only be beautiful if we eat healthy and live right, and of course accept ourselves
as we are.
Whatsoever
you decide to buy or change- your love, appreciation and respect for yourselves
should never be cosmetized.
Love
thyself, my friends.
Have
a great weekend!
Sonya
Syed. (Day 558)
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