Kathmandu<\/a> hosted the first-of-its-kind ramp walk show by cancer survivors, with the Nepal Cancer Support Group and its unit Sudipta organizing the event.<\/p>\nWith ‘Cancer is also curable and there is life after Cancer<\/strong>,\u2019 as the slogan, the event aimed at creating awareness and instill some positive spirit among cancer patients.<\/p>\nAmid hundreds of audience at the hall of Hotel Heritage Garden, various cancer survivors performed in the ramp walk titled \u2018Sudipta Cancer Survivor Ramp Show\u2019 with high confidence and charming smiles.<\/p>\n
Unlike the usual fashion shows, an 8-year-old kid Lian Awale (a survivor of blood cancer) and a 21-year-old Dikshya Hada (undergoing the fourth phase of synovial sarcoma cancer) inaugurated the event amid huge applause.<\/p>\n
What Cancer Survivors Said?<\/strong><\/h3>\nCancer survivors from different backgrounds and age groups participated in the show with traditional attires.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI won over breast cancer some eight years ago. Today, I am living a happy life with my family. We should not fear cancer, but fight against it,\u201d said the 45-year-old Subina Chapagain from Kathmandu, who appeared in ethnic Sherpa attire.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany people think that cancer is not curable but it\u2019s not true. If we conduct regular screening and receive treatment from the early stages, we can win over cancer. I am here to raise awareness about the same,\u201d said another cancer survivor Pradeep Sapkota, who had overcome mouth-related cancer buccal mucosa<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a great pleasure to participate in a unique show surrounded by positive people. Though I am still struggling with cancer, the show has given me motivation and hope,\u201d said Hada.<\/p>\n
Hada, who hails from Bhaktapur, was accompanied by her 17-year-old brother Yash Hada.<\/p>\n
The show filled with intense joy as Yash started playing the guitar for his sister and the duo received wide appreciation from the audience and many celebrities who attended the show.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing so many cancer-suffering people in a single platform, I realized that my daughter is not alone in this race,\u201d says Hada\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cCancer leads to physical, mental, financial and psychological struggles for the patients and their family members. But it is curable and post-cancer life can be still amazing as before,\u201d says Sworupa Shrestha, the event coordinator.<\/p>\n
At the end of the event, a few doctors also joined the show adding to the joy of the event.<\/p>\n