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Anamika’s Journey of

Resilience

Harinika Gogoi
Patient Navigator
Jorhat Cancer Centre

ighteen-year-old Anamika Das from Even through exhaustion and emotional strain,
Moran Gaon, Rangajan in Jorhat, first knew Anamika refused to give up on her dreams.
Esomething was wrong when persistent Between recovery, follow-up appointments
vomiting and sharp abdominal pain began. Her and fatigue, she continued her studies. With
family rushed her to Jorhat Medical College and determination, family support and strict treatment
Hospital, where ultrasonography revealed a large compliance, she prepared to face the examination
abdominal mass that needed urgent attention. again.
Anamika was admitted to a hospital Diagnosed with a large Her perseverance paid off. In
in Jorhat where she had undergone abdominal tumour at 2026, Anamika appeared for
a critical surgery. The procedure was 18, Anamika underwent her matriculation examination
successful, and a tumour weighing surgery and chemotherapy, and passed with commendable
nearly 2.5 kg was safely excised. missed her 2025 exam, and marks. For her, it was more than an
Her journey did not end in the returned stronger to pass academic achievement. It was a
operating room. After surgery, she her matriculation in 2026. victory over a year that had tested
was referred to Jorhat Cancer Centre her body, mind and spirit.
for specialised oncological care and underwent Anamika’s journey highlights the importance of
six intensive cycles of chemotherapy. The months timely diagnosis, coordinated multidisciplinary
that followed were difficult. Side effects, repeated cancer care and the resilience young patients
hospital visits and long treatment hours affected can show during prolonged treatment. Her story
her health and daily routine. The disruption was reminds us that strength is not the absence of
so significant that she could not appear for her struggle, but the courage to keep moving forward.
matriculation examination in 2025, a milestone she
had been preparing for.

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