Sonali Bendre who with her red hot glamor gave sleepless nights during her hay days got a shock when she was diagnosed with cancer.
She fought back successfully and defeated cancer. Now, speaking to scribes, Sonali shared her experience. She said "It was a taboo subject, and I did not realise it. They were mentioning this as the C disease. They wouldn't even name it. What I realised was, for me, I needn't have reached the fourth stage. Had I tested and detected it early, I needn't have gone through the hardship that I went through,"
She added "I have realised that when I am in the public eye-maybe that's what I can give back. I can bring about a conversation around it. That, more than anything else in my life – if you are looking good, it is your genes; I have got my chances. I am grateful for the opportunities. But one thing I am grateful for is the conversation around cancer in these 7 years has drastically changed, and that has been because of my illness," she said.
She continued "The way people are talking about it now. The way they are getting tested-it was not the case before. That I am happy about; I feel like it is the only thing I have done in my life,"