Last year, the news of Sonali Bendre diagnosed with high grade cancer sent shockwaves in Bollywood as well as among fans.
Soon she went to the US for treatment, and after a long and tiring fight with the disease, the former actress is back to India.
An awe-inspiring message shared by Sonali Bendre on World Cancer Day.
She wrote, "World Cancer Day, who would have thought it would become such a thing but it has! We fear it so much that we’d rather not talk about it, why it's important to have a day where we pull out the band aid and help us deal with this disease. I was scared too, but soon realised that burying my head in the sand was not the way to deal with this."
"And so, with the little experience I have had, I urge you all to take the time to understand it. There's more to cancer than being emotional or weak or even being called a fighter or a survivor. It requires you to study it, find out what works for you and to be diligent about your treatment. It requires days of strongly believing in oneself, of knowing that tomorrow will be better than today. It is not a fight against negative thoughts. It's taking a stand to not give in, no matter what. Most importantly, it is aboutliving every day, and not just surviving. Just taking it #OneDayAtATime makes it easier to #SwitchOnTheSunshine. #WorldCancerDay," added Sonali.
It was only recently that Sonali returned to work after a long break, and she called it a 'surreal feeling'.