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War With Cancer

Brain cancer kills. It kills in just more than one way. It slowly started to kill me in 2019. It gave me a glimpse of Death, face to face with his beckoning eyes. He was elated that he could inscribe my name in his book of souls.

Anxiety Stream

There’s a lyric from Snoh Aalegra’s song “Violet Skies” that goes “I’ve always been a worrier, but I’ll always be a warrior”. For some reason, that lyric stuck with me when I started my cancer journey.

It Never Goes Away

I learned a word this week. Want to know what it was? Propitious. It means favorable, or something indicating a good chance of success; in other words, it means a good omen.

To you baba, I live

When my father was diagnosed with lung cancer, I knew I would also fall sick, very soon. Six months later, I started feeling a growing lump but thought that maybe it’s some sort of hormonal change.

Dear Younger Self

Younger Brooke,

Hi love, it’s you… future you. I wanted you to know that on October 26th, 2024– you will get a phone call that wakes you up.

Breathe

Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Inhale, exhale. Breathing is something we take for granted. It’s a given. It’s something you don’t even have to think about, But the minute you do start thinking about it, It becomes as if you have never taken a breath before. Like it is something […]

Redefining the Best Years of My Life

“College was the best four years of my life.” This sentiment has been drilled into my brain since birth.

a life forgotten

I grieve every life. I could have lived these past years. I miss who I was.

What I Wish MyChart Notifications Told Me

I wish someone told me that doing my best each day is enough. I don’t have to be some superhero and maintain the capacity I had before cancer crept into my life.

A Kinder Way to Life

Cancer, like a death sentence, was pronounced on me at the age of 33. I guess I can be only thankful that I didn’t know I had it until long after my operation was over.