
Monthiness begins with muscle pain
During the normal health days, 18 -year -old gracie suddenly started to leg pain. Initially it was considered common muscle pain. His doctor called it tendonitis and advised to apply physiotherapy and muscle gel. When the pain did not end, the family was worried. Then one day when Gracie woke up in the morning, she could not even walk. This was a scary moment for him and his family. X-rays and biopsy were done for investigation, and the truth that came out was heartbreaking.
Gracie had a rare and aggressive cancer spindle cell sarcoma. In a moment his life turned into a war. Doctors immediately started treatment with intensive chemotherapy. They were warned that perhaps their legs have to be cut or lost their ability to have children in future. Still, he did not lose courage.
Gracie’s chemio therapy started hurting him a lot. (Symbolic photo: canva)
Chemotherapy suffering
Gracie went through the most intensive chemotherapy in collaboration with Teenage Cancer Trust. During this time she stayed in the hospital for weeks, where she faced repeated infections. Four months later, radiation therapy was given by removing the grassy calf bone through surgery to destroy cancer cells, and then it was returned to their legs with metal plates.
The subsequent treatment was unbearable. The chemotherapy was preventing the wound from healing. The wound deepened and opened due to frequent infections. Chemotherapy burnt the skin and produced internal ulcer in the body.
A month later, treatment started again, which could be completed after six months. But his leg was not getting well. She faced sepsis and had to undergo several surgery. Through physiotherapy, he tried to improve the position of his leg. Today, at the age of 32, Gracie is raising her 10 -year -old son Roux alone.
She says, “In 2015, after the treatment of cancer and with a frame in the leg, I gave birth to my son. It was a miracle, because I was told that there was no possibility of having a child after symptoms like chemotherapy and menopause. I spend every moment with my son, I know how lucky I am.” Gracie now works as a volunteer manager in Ruderham Hospital. His story teaches us that despite the difficulties, every challenge can be overcome with encouragement and support.