Ayushmann Khurrana speaks about wife Tahira Kashyap's breast cancer

In an exclusive interaction with mid-day online, Ayushmann Khurrana spoke, how he learned about wife Tahira Kashyap's breast cancer on his birthday

On Saturday, Ayushmann Khurrana's wife Tahira Kashyap took to her Instagram account to reveal that she has been diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer. The actor's wife said, "I was detected with (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my right breast with high grade malignant cells. Simply put stage 0 cancer/pre-cancerous stage, with cancer cells multiplying in a contained area."

On the other hand, actor Ayushmann Khurrana is busy promoting his two upcoming films, Andhadhun and Badhaai Ho. When mid-day online reached out to Ayushmann to understand how he is balancing this phase. The VJ-turned-actor said, "Last week has been very difficult because I got to know about it (Tahira's illness) on my birthday. I've been spending time in the hospital with her on my birthday. Thankfully, today she got discharged and that is why she posted about it on Instagram. So, it was kind of a relief for us, and her surgery was successful. So, that's why I am more chirpy today, and it's a happy day."

The post shared by Tahira is extremely powerful and rightly shows that she is a fighter. From calling herself the half Indian Angelina Jolie to missing out the opportunity on competing with the Kardashians, the post is all about being optimistic about things in life.

She says that this phase has given a new definition to her life. "This obstacle has given me a new definition of life. Respect it's unpredictability and have the faith and courage to be the hero of your own drama of life. The invincible human spirit is God like, gives you the courage to endure and the will to revive. There is nothing that human spirit can't do. Also I want women of all ages to be aware."

 

 

 

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Thanks for your wishes & support. Last 7 days have been tough but we have decided to have a happy life state & fight this challenge. Im proud of my warrior princess. ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0099Âu00c2u008fðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u008f»âÂu00c2u009d¤ï¸Âu00c2u008f Repost @tahirakashyap with @get_repost ãÂu00c2u0083»ãÂu00c2u0083»ãÂu00c2u0083» An opportunity to give competition to the Kardashians just went wasted! A week back I mentioned about 'my badge of honour' that I was going to receive. And I did and am happy to share about it with the intention of it being received with love. As that's the only reason I am posting it. Love for self and gratitude for the universe. The picture might be disturbing for some, but these drains have become my dumbells for a few days. I was detected with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my right breast with high grade malignant cells. Simply put stage 0 cancer/ pre-cancerous stage, with cancer cells multiplying in a contained area. The result I have become a half Indian version of Angelina Jolie (since only one breast was involved)! I told my doctor now is the time to give some competition to the Kardashians since Pamela is passé. But no one listened to me, so now I have a portion of my back tissue in my breast. Perhaps now I can do chin-ups with my breasts! Jokes apart, this obstacle has given me a new definition of life. Respect it's unpredictability and have the faith and courage to be the hero of your own drama of life. The invincible human spirit is God like, gives you the courage to endure and the will to revive. There is nothing that human spirit can't do. Also I want women of all ages to be aware. I am 35, and I was returned twice over from a mammogram. If any symptoms come up, think of it as a protective force and get yourselves examined. Also we are so obsessed with boobs. This mastectomy has left me with even more self love! Big, small, left or right inclined , gravity pulling or defying, or even none, each breast the presence or lack of it has a story to tell. Mine has made me a 2.0 version of myself! This post is dedicated to awareness, self love and resilience of a warrior that I know each one of us possessesâÂu00c2u009d¤ï¸Âu00c2u008f #breastcancerawareness

A post shared by Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) onSep 22, 2018 at 8:30am PDT

Through the post, Tahira also tried spreading awareness about realizing the early symptoms of breast cancer. "Also I want women of all ages to be aware. I am 35, and I was returned twice over from a mammogram. If any symptoms come up, think of it as a protective force and get yourselves examined. Also we are so obsessed with boobs. This mastectomy has left me with even more self love! Big, small, left or right inclined , gravity pulling or defying, or even none, each breast the presence or lack of it has a story to tell. Mine has made me a 2.0 version of myself! This post is dedicated to awareness, self love and resilience of a warrior that I know each one of us possesses."

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