Chhavi Mittal gives a befitting reply to the trolls; writes, “A little sensitivity wouldn’t hurt don’t u think?”
Chhavi Mittal, who is quite active on social media has been sharing her experience about her battle with cancer. While Chhavi is trying to raise awareness about the disease there are some who have been posting insensitive comments on her posts.
Chhavi addressed the matter in her recent post and shared a comment which read, “br*ast cancer ke liye br*ast katna padta hai kya (Does one need to cut off br*asts for br*ast cancer)?” She opened up about facing such comments on social media and wrote, “Yes. This insensitivity still happens. I recently posted some vacation pics/reels from a beach and this comment got my attention. My br*asts are being discussed here like a commodity. May I begin by saying that I am a br*ast cancer survivor and have fought very hard to keep this organ alive and well?”
She added, “While I completely understand the curiosity around the issue, a Lil sensitivity wouldn’t hurt don’t u think? This person has gone to the extent of saying “celebs are used to such comments.Well, celebs are humans too. They have emotions like normal humans. They get cancer like normal humans. They survive or succumb like normal humans. So no. NOBODY is “used to” such insensitive remarks about the biggest fight for survival that one fights which has physical as well as emotional repercussions lasting a lifetime.”
“But to help women understand how a BC surgery goes… there’s a lumpectomy (I had it) where they just remove the lump (not the whole br*ast). There’s mastectomy, where the whole br*ast is taken out due to the spread of cancer. This happens in advanced stages. (May I also put in a gentle reminder here to get yourself checked timely to avoid this). And there’s reconstruction. I had a reconstruction surgery too to make the br*asts look the way they were earlier. This was done by cutting a piece of my latissimus dorsi muscle and creating a mini flap. Silicones may be opted for in case of a mastectomy. And no, I did not need silicones,” she quipped.
She even added, “I’d like to reiterate that surviving cancer has been a life-changing experience for me. This is a new life that I’m living and it’s not the same as the previous one. It’s been 7 months and I still have emotional days where I cry about the discomfort that I am subjected to on a daily basis for no fault of mine. But I get by because it’s an honour to own a body that has survived all this and continues to be beautiful day in and day out.
Here’s to ALL CANCER SURVIVORS!
#br*astcancersurvivor
Also, a BIG THANKS to the people who stood up for me against such comments. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it. Love and peace.”
In April, Chhavi declared she was cancer free after a six-hour-long surgery.