 Two years before I realized that I had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's. Hodgkin's is a type of blood cancer. I was diagnosed for stage 4 which means I have very short life expectancy if nothing is done. But then I never gave up hope. My wife supported me a lot, my company gave me a lot of support, my CIO and HR. And of course the doctors and moneypals they were incredible. One thing we should understand is we should never lose hope at any given point in time. It was really devastating when I came to know about cancer. But then I realized that I have to have a kid, I have a family and I should never give up hope at any given time period. So we just fought on for 6 to 8 months. It was a really painful time period, the treatment was really painful. But then the treatment actually worked. Nothing much to worry about. It's become like diabetes nowadays. Nothing to really worried about. We just need to give the best shot, get the best kind of treatment and we can get over it. My biggest support was my self-confidence itself. It was really devastating to hear the news that I have been diagnosed with Hodgkin's. But then there's no point in giving up hope, right? If I let myself down then my wife will also come down and my family comes down. So there's no chance of even thinking of the second option or any other options. So just that I need to survive and I will survive and I'm going to have a long life. There's no doubt on that. I need to mention a couple of other people also. One was my doctor, Dr. Kokoli. Her diligence was incredible. I mean she just took all my details, all my medical results, everything. I came up with a perfect treatment plan and executed to the perfection. So that is one of the advantages you get when you go to hospitals like Manipal and when you get treated by people like Dr. Kokoli. They are amazing. My wife, Amina, she looks very weak from the outside but I know how strong she is on the inside and she supported me through. She never let my daughter realize that I had some kind of issues and that helped me a lot. You will think that you are alone but you are not alone. There will be somebody always nearby you to support you. So just don't get worried about anything, just fight it out and you will live a long life. There is no doubt on this. I have come out of this issue successfully and I won't help out people out there having the same issues. Hence, I volunteer for Manipal Cancer Support Group.