Navi, in hospital for targeted chemotherapy in Aug 2020 - believes in living life to the fullest. Photo: Dinesh Pushparani
Her 20s were spent going through treatments and dealing with the side effects of cancer. Photo: Navi Indran Pillai“It’s not easy having to go to the hospital to get IV’ed every three weeks for the rest of my life. Also, to come out tired, lethargic with aches and joint pains which takes me about one week to get over,” she says.
But, these are just the side effects of the treatment, Navi reveals. In fact, the treatment is far worse than the cancer itself because it kills both the good and bad cells in the body.In fact, if you visit her Instagram profile, you might come across images of her “enjoying a glass or two of wine”, visiting interesting places, dancing and living her life just like any other young woman.
She then reveals that she doesn’t have any strict dietary requirements, and that it is one of the misconceptions about cancer. From the day she was first diagnosed, to the first day of chemo, the loss of her hair and its regrowth, her dancing and gymming, and all the different aspects of her life, her followers can “experience the reality of what having cancer is like”.