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Cancer survivors' breast friends

Updated on: 02 November,2009 08:46 AM IST |
Kaumudi Gurjar |

Aastha, a self-help group, helps women with breast cancer come to terms with their condition, discovers Kaumudi Gurjar

Aastha, a self-help group, helps women with breast cancer come to terms with their condition, discovers Kaumudi Gurjar

The group meets on the third Sunday of every month at the Nivara Old Age Home in at 4.30 pm.

Positive attitude
Aarti Halbe, an Aastha trustee, said, a positive attitude went a long way in putting up an effective fight against cancer.

"In September 2005, I was diagnosed with breast cancer during an annual health checkup. My husband and two teenage children helped me cope with the shock in a big way. It also helped that retained a positive attitude, even when I went under the knife, as my doctor, Dr Shailesh Puntambekar, told us there was no need for radiation or chemotherapy," said Halbe, who says Aastha members Aaparna and Madhavi Sagade helped her at every stage of her struggle with the disease.

"Every one who has to face cancer asks 'Why Me?'.u00a0 We tell our members that Godu00a0 chose them because he believes they have the strength to face the disease," she added.

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