A life changing experience

Ajuli Tulsyan talks about how her life changed when she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour; and winning the battle

- Ajuli Tulsyan

Today’s chaotic lifestyle, erratic food habits and high stress levels have made us vulnerable to many ailments. Many a times, we even tend to ignore nagging symptoms, hoping they will get better on their own eventually.

But here is a story that clearly states that no symptom should be ignored and nothing is more important than one’s health. A mere headache could actually be hinting at something more serious and should not be left unattended.

The Symptoms

I’d always had headaches and they’d been a constant, along with low immunity levels. Having consulted doctors all across the country, nothing concrete was ever diagnosed, though there were multiple suggestions and thereafter, experimental medication.

While one doctor felt it was a case of acute migraine, the other was of the opinion that excessive exposure to the computer was the sole cause of my headaches. Nothing seemed to work, and the headaches only started getting from bad to worse. A hammering headache followed by severe weakness; in fact, there were times when I would start to collapse during situations of acute mental or physical stress. My weakness was evident, and even walking stairs seemed like mountain climbing.

Then in June 2019, my world came tumbling down; my vision started deteriorating, and every day thereafter, I saw less. Reading became next to impossible, which was very unfortunate, as I am a bookworm. There came a time when I could barely see 10-15% at night, and ended up tripping over things or banging my head on closed doors and walls.