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Veteran actor and politician Nafisa Ali Sodhi, who first fought cancer in 2018, has once again found herself facing the disease head-on. The 68-year-old revealed earlier this month that she has been diagnosed with Stage 4 peritoneal cancer and has resumed chemotherapy. Yet, in her own words, she refuses to let the illness dim her zest for life.<\/p>\n
A delayed diagnosis that changed everything<\/p>\n
In an intervew with The Quint, Nafisa recalled how her first diagnosis came only after repeated misdiagnoses by doctors. It was journalist Madhu Trehan who urged her to get a proper check-up after seeing her in visible pain. By then, the cancer had already metastasised. She admitted that the delay made her battle far more difficult, taking her from Stage 3 in the past to now confronting Stage 4.<\/p>\n
Nafisa Ali opens up on making a comeback to films as her cancer is in remission now: I am nervous and so very excited<\/p>\n
Living with optimism<\/p>\n
Despite the relapse, the actor insists that she chooses to smile through the pain. \u201cWhat to do? Otherwise, I will be dead in two years! (laughs) I smile through life, even through all the trauma, because I find that it opens doors instead of shutting them down. That\u2019s my mantra in life,\u201d Nafisa told The Quint.<\/p>\n
Chemo struggles and resilience<\/p>\n
Speaking about chemotherapy, Nafisa admitted it continues to be one of the hardest parts of her journey. She recalled how, after a relapse three years ago, a PET scan revealed that the cancer had advanced to Stage 4, spreading to her abdomen and beyond, leaving chemotherapy as her only option. \u201cChemo is a very toxic process. I dislike it immensely… It knocks you down with pain in your joints, gives you fever, makes you feel bad,\u201d she said, while adding that she relies on her body\u2019s signals to track progress. \u201cYesterday I felt bad, today I feel better, tomorrow I will feel good. That\u2019s how I know I am getting stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n
Breaking the stigma around cancer<\/p>\n
For Nafisa, the biggest battle is not just physical but also societal. She strongly believes in talking openly about the illness. \u201cI always say, \u2018Don\u2019t hide your cancer.\u2019 Why is it something to hide? Cancer exists in everybody\u2019s body. It is only our immunity that attacks it and suppresses it. I had a lot of stress levels. Perhaps that is why I had this aggressive relapse. But you have to keep your mind at peace, that’s important.” She described herself as deeply family-oriented and someone who finds joy in being there for others. \u201cI love life… I don\u2019t turn my back on situations where I can reach out and help. It also brings out the activist in me, because there is so much grief around in the world,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
No regrets, only unfinished dreams<\/p>\n
When asked about regrets, Nafisa confessed she wished she could have contributed more in Parliament. \u201cI regret not being there, where I could fight for my country with the strength and conviction I believe India needs. We are multicultural, and we have a future together. The faster people realise that, the better. We are destroying our youth, and our future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran actor and politician Nafisa Ali Sodhi, who first fought cancer in 2018, has once again found herself…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[12913,4080,7205,77,153312,153313,153315,153316,153309,153314,153311,153310,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-457277","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-cancer-treatment","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-chemotherapy","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-nafisa","13":"tag-nafisa-ali","14":"tag-nafisa-ali-cancer-treatment","15":"tag-nafisa-ali-chemotherapy","16":"tag-nafisa-ali-sodhi","17":"tag-nafisa-ali-stage-4-cancer","18":"tag-peritoneal-cancer","19":"tag-stage-4-cancer","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115280609666479108","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}