These Celebrities Fought Breast Cancer and Reclaimed Their Life

Mumtaz

The famous yesterday actress Mumtaz who gave hits like Khilona, Apna Desh, Roop Tera Mastana, revealed recently that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in the year 2000 when she was 54, after identifying a malignant lump in her breasts. She overcame it with determination and family support after medical intervention and rounds of chemotherapy. Mumtaz quoted in a media interview, “I don’t give up easily. Even death will have to fight me.”

Martina Navratilova

The Wimbledon tennis champion was diagnosed with a non-invasive form of cancer, called ductal carcinoma in situ, which was detected during a mammogram in 2010. The cancer was surgically removed followed by radiation treatments, and Martina, who said she skipped her mammogram for several years, urged women to get the test done regularly.

Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate, who played Jennifer Aniston’s sister in the series Friends has undergone a double mastectomy after she was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. She had inherited the BRCA1 genetic mutation, a trigger for breast cancer, which her mother is also a survivor. In 2009, she founded Right Action for Women, which assists women at increased risk for breast cancer who don’t have the insurance or financial means to cover the high costs of breast screenings.

Sheryl Crow

Singer and a Grammy award winner Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 at the age of 44 and underwent minimally invasive surgery and radiation. “With your diagnosis comes a lesson, and for women who’ve shared their lesson with me, it’s always the same,” she told in a media interview. “Women are overachievers. We take care of the people around us while we work and do a thousand [other] things.” But she women must learn “to put on their oxygen mask first before putting it on anyone else.”

Gautami Tadimalla

Famous south Indian actress Gautami was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 35 and overcame it. She is known for her films Apoorva Sagodhararargal, Raja Chinna Roja, Dharma Durai, and Iruvar. She has also done Bollywood films Janta Ki Adalat, Pyar Hua Chori Chori, and Teesra Kaun? and also became a costume designer later.

“I received my diagnosis of breast cancer on a Valentine’s Day”, she wrote in her blogpost Life again in 2016. “I guess. I was fortunate. I had loved ones around me, supporting me in whatever way they could. And through it all was my daughter, who walked with me every step of the way”. She has found an NGO Life Again Foundation.

Tahira Kashyap

Actor Ayushman Khurana’s wife Tahira Kashyap has been in the news recently for her diagnosis of breast cancer and how she battled it bravely. Tahira had “stage 0” breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy procedure. She has a show, “My Ex-Breast”, a 7-episode series on Audible Suno, where she talks about fighting cancer and its effect on her family. She has also turned author with her recent book, 12 Commandments of Being a Woman.

These women have only fought through their sufferings to emerge stronger at life. Do you or someone you know has a cancer story to share? Let us know in the comments.

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Bedwetting is a medical condition of urinating in bed involuntarily. This may occur in children of age 5 or beyond.

Bedwetting is an involuntary action that occurs during sleep, Hence it can be successfully combated with the help of medical aids and therapy

There can be various physical and psychological reasons that may prompt a child to urinate in bed while sleeping.

Parents play a major role in helping the child combat the condition. But remember it can be done only through encouragement and positive attitude towards the child.

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Waking up my 5-year-old kid everyday in between his sound slumber is a routine episode. This is not to rob him of his peace but to prevent him from bed wetting. Earlier I considered it a casual mishap that might have occurred due to his incapability to hold the urine in sleep. But as bedwetting became frequent I immediately consulted a doctor and numerous thereafter tried some liquids and every possible homemade remedy as well but sigh! To no avail.

This wasn’t just a problem of bedwetting but it severely affected the mental health of my child who would wake up traumatized in sleep utterly oblivious to what has he done, Often he would apologize for urinating in bed and fear being shamed for it.

Bedwetting is defined as involuntary urination in children 5 years of age or older. The medical term for bedwetting is nocturnal enuresis. About 2 percent of adults experience bedwetting
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What is bedwetting ?

Bedwetting is a medical condition that involves the incapability of the bladder to hold urine produced during sleep. This condition has numerous physical and psychological implications. If your child is age five and still bedwetting you should consult a doctor.

Reasons behind bedwetting

No, your child isn’t lazy to get out of bed and pee in the washroom at midnight. If you often find the bedsheet drenched. It is probably because your child is suffering from Nocturnal enuresis or adulting bedwetting.

There are myriad reasons behind bedwetting some of them are listed below-

Small Bladder Size: The bladder size of an individual determines its capacity to hold urine. People with enuresis have a small bladder size that sends a signal to the brain of it is full faster than the average bladder size. This coupled with overactive bladder and bladder instability causes the problem of bedwetting.
Urinary Tract Infection: UTIs may occur in the bladder or urethra which may cause pelvic pain, pain, and blood in the urine. In the case of enuresis, UTIs increase the urge to urinate and sometimes unexpected urination while laughing or sneezing. This further worsened incontinence and bed wetting at night.
Hormone imbalance: Our body produces more Antidiuretic Hormone(ADH) at night. These hormones signal the kidney to slow down the production of urine at night. This reduces the sleep to urination during sleep. However, people with enuresis do not produce enough ADH. Thus the ADH abnormalities play a major role in bed wetting
Sleep apnea: Sleep apnea is an obstructive sleep disorder that causes you to stop and start breathing repeatedly during sleep. A study found that 7 percent of people with sleep apnea also end up bedwetting.
Overactive muscles: Detrusor muscles are the bladder muscles. These muscles relax when the bladder is full and contract when it is time to empty it. Individual with overactive bladder muscles are not able to hold urine for longer as the muscles contract at the wrong time and signals the brain to empty it.

Ways to deal with Bedwetting

As a parent, you may play a significant role in helping your child combat Bedwetting. Here are ways that you may adapt to deal with the issue.

Manage fluid intake: Monitor the fluid intake of your child throughout the day. Fluid intake should be more during the day and less at night before bedtime. This will reduce the pressure on the bladder to hold fluid during sleep.
Proper urination schedule: Make sure your child follows a proper urination schedule every 2-3 hours. They should empty their bladder before bedtime.
Avoid Thurst overload: Let your child have regular fluid intake throughout the day. This will avoid thrust overload thereby forbidding the bladder from getting full suddenly.
Be encouraging and positive: In case your child stills produce frequent bedwetting scenes. Instead, of getting frustrated or freaking out on them be supportive and positive. As such changes take time and patience.
Reduce Screen Time: Lesser screen time before bed will help the child sleep better without stress. Stress is also one of the major factors behind bedwetting as the children tend to remain super active throughout the day.

Bedwetting should not be looked down upon as a stigma or a menial deed. In most cases, the child ends up having mental trauma due to bedwetting as they are shamed and berated for it.

Thus, In the best interest resort to medical aids as a solution to bedwetting instead of accusing or punishing the child.

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