Hamza was a 17-year-old college student when, in 2022, he began experiencing weakness in his legs and soon became unable to move them. He was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a type of cancer, after a tumour was discovered on his spine that had caused the loss of movement. Confined to a wheelchair, Hamza faced not… Continue reading Hamza
Life doesn’t always remain the same and I guess this is what makes it so beautiful. Seventeen years ago while living in Geneva I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (a kind of cancer). I underwent treatment there and recovered successfully and was living a normal and happy life with my family only to find out… Continue reading Rubina Saeed Malik
In 2008, my 8-year old granddaughter Mehtab Dar, a student of Beaconhouse School System Sialkot, was diagnosed with blood cancer. The news left our family devastated. The thought of losing the sprightly little innocent soul was heart wrenching. We believed that we really had no hope against cancer but still somehow managed to follow the… Continue reading Mehtab
My belief that all life rests in the hands of Allah gave me the courage to fight cancer. I recall that in the winter of 2007, after I had returned from Haj, I started to feel weakness and pain in my legs and back. I sought a number of opinions and treatments but nothing seemed… Continue reading Sumaira Akram
I was studying electrical engineering in Peshawar when I discovered that I had developed cancer. It came without warning – my first symptoms were excruciating pain in my legs and back, associated with rapid weight loss. I went to a number of doctors in Peshawar, but no one seemed to be able to find out… Continue reading Muhammad Salman
It started off as a normal sunny day in the month of July when my children were playing with each other. I was also busy doing the household chores when suddenly I found out that my youngest son Inaam who was 7 years at the time, started to vomit uncontrollably. We discovered that he had… Continue reading Inaam Ur Rehman
In 1994, Sumaira Yousaf was admitted to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) as its first regular registered patient. Before coming to SKMCH&RC, Sumaira was suffering from severe pains and underwent surgery at a local hospital but six months later, her problem recurred. Cancer was diagnosed. Sumaira was then brought to us.… Continue reading Sumaira
Ahsan has A-L-L.” said the doctor to my mother. I listened to them, trying to understand the code language they were speaking in. “What is ALL?” I thought to myself. When they left the room, I searched through a book about the disease and what I learned scared me a little. I was 11 years… Continue reading Ahsan
“At that tender age, I didn’t know the meaning of cancer. The only thing I remember was going to Shaukat Khanum Hospital for regular treatment while taking extended leave from school.” I was the first-born child in our household so the news of blood cancer created havoc in my entire family. We lived in rented… Continue reading Nimra
Watching your child grow through the developmental stages – like learning to sit, crawl, take the first tottering step – is a joyful process for every parent. It is shocking to watch your child suddenly seem to ‘grow backwards’ but that was exactly what we experienced with our two year old daughter.” Zahra had been… Continue reading Zahra Shafique
I wanted to be an aeronautical engineer but then my life changed forever on that eventful hot summer day! I still remember that blistering hot summer day. I was taking my Grade 8 exams. I was so focused on my exams that I gave no attention to my nose bleeding the night before. In the… Continue reading Aoun Haider
“Our Musa is a bright and resilient boy who loves playing with his collection of toy cars. His resilience was truly tested when he was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma at the age of four. The thought that Musa may not get the chance to celebrate his fifth birthday was treacherous”. Musa was just four years… Continue reading Musa Warsi
“We never knew what cancer was till we took our four-year-old daughter Khusba Naz to SKMCH&RC in Lahore and held our hands in prayers hoping for a miracle of light to happen and it did.” It all began a year ago, when, while changing a light bulb, Khusba’s noticed a tiny white spot in her… Continue reading Khushba Naz
“I never imagined that children could get cancer. I thought it was such a horrible disease that only adults could get it—until my six-year old daughter, Karzil, was diagnosed with cancer. It was during the summer vacations, after she had passed the exams for Prep when I noticed a swelling on Karzil’s right leg. At… Continue reading Karzil
Unfortunately, my worst fears came true. I was heartbroken when the doctors confirmed that my son had blood cancer. We rushed to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) from Kohat – throughout the journey, I held on tightly to the glimmer of hope that tugged at my heart as I thought about… Continue reading Abu Hurera
Every time my one and only son Asad has to choose a toy, he picks out a superhero figure. Thor is his current favourite. He is 10 years old and in his short life, he has himself displayed great strength, endurance, and resilience—all the characteristics of his favourite superhero. He also says that he has… Continue reading Asad
