What if beauty is what we make of it? This is a lesson Anisha Oberoi, a cancer survivor, had to master along the journey of self discovery.
July 12, 2010
From being featured on the front page of The Economic Times as one of the few women marketing managers for male-centric luxury goods and a month away from flying to Paris to start my MBA, to having just shot for an international magazine—I thought I had it good. I was walking on air and addicted to the superficial, as we tend to be when younger.
“I think you should wait for the doctor to share the results with you,” said the nurse who closed the package with my name on it and walked out swiftly.
My heart sank. This can’t be happening. It was just a small lump that gynaecologists had deemed a fibroid without insisting on a biopsy. Until it started to throb.
I quickly ripped the envelope open. Carcinoma of the right breast, intermediate stage. ‘BRCA’ soon became an abbreviation that would forever be the second thing a doctor wrote under my name on a prescription.
August 10, 2010
“We are not sure until we go in how much of your breast we will have to remove. We need your permission for a mastectomy if required.”
August 11, 2010
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der October 2017-Ausgabe von Harper's Bazaar India.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent ? Anmelden
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der October 2017-Ausgabe von Harper's Bazaar India.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent? Anmelden
Filler Fatigue
With worries about facial distortion and a shift towards the natural, is it time to sav goodbye to these corrective tweaks?
Mind-Skin Connection
Is il possible for your skincare to communicate with your brain:
Tailored for the Game
Fashion meets sports as U.S. Polo Assn. names Sawai Padmanabh Singh of ol Jaipur’ s royal family its global ambassador.
Reimagined Classic
Louis Vuitton launches the Neverfull Inside Out bag, transforming the icon into a fully reversible tote.
Italian Muse
Guecr's new high jew ellery collection isa stroll through the country’s picturesque gardens.
Co Gs Art Post, Gas Art Pas New CELSIOR Net Lay the show Neking ble e dh PATRON An TH Fotal 24 ANAR Romantics
Romcoms might not have prepared me for modern dating, but they offered a timeless sartorial guide to falling in love.
Making a Case for India's Ingenuity
William Dalrymple says The Golden Road is an extraordinary story but also the most challenging book he has written in the last two decades.
On My Playlist
Playback singer turned indie-pop artiste Dhee talks about music, identity, and empowering a new generation.
Explicitly Bold
The latest lipstick range by Nars is designed to empower wearers with colour and confidence.
Art in a Bottle
The Perfume Library founder Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan believes fragrances are meant to be liberated.