What happens when you have a surplus of holidays? Ask me. You’ll start trying crazy things. I am singing Tera hone laga hoon(Ajab prem ki gazab kahani) for the nth time. Have you tried singing the first four lines of Chiggy Wiggy from Blue with that flow?

Every Man Who Ever Sees Me Wants To Hold My Hand
And Be The One Who Gets Me To Say Oh I Do
Swear Eternal Undying Devotion Yes They Swear
That They Will Love Me Forever Love Me True

I tried, not successful!!

For the record, I don’t personally prefer watching Akshay Kumar’s performances since somehow they seem repeating(most of them supposedly a laugh riot! But I cant! Well! Laugh) and one major good thing, most of the songs in his films do become a hit. But what striked me in the song – Chiggy Wiggy apart from the attitude was the apparent reverence I have for Kylie Minogue. I love the way she sings “Baby” with an awesome attitude.

I became a fan of Kylie Minogue coz of her uplifting songs and happy-go-lucky numbers which were very easily humm-able. But the reverence increased after I heard about her breast cancer battle. Well, Kudos to anyone who goes through this battle and supposedly comes out of it(Well! here’s the sad news, it usually can have a re-occurrence after a couple of years. So you keep crossing your fingers that you don’t end up getting the chemotherapy doses ever again in your life. Life sucks sometimes! ). I feel happy seeing people who actually come out of this. I am proud of them. There are a lot of factors which do help in the recovery process. The benefit of having caring and selfless family and relatives(Most of the times, you start seeing the true colors of people here! Life is as rosy as you make it to be, life is as cruel as other people make it to be. Isnt it? Its your job to get to see the rosy side.) and friends, the right assistance by the hospital and doctors, the right attitude towards life, the right hands-on information about the disease, the right sense of decision of whether to take a second opinion or whether a test actually determines about the cause, effect or cure. The “Ah! It can’t happen to me, Why will it?” to “Why me!?” to “What did I do wrong in life” to “I have no interest in living” to “I have seen enough in life” to “I can win” pendulum phases are the traumatic and toughest. It takes a lot to win life and win in life. Really happy that these people have the guts to come out and shine on as they always had and much more. Whoa!

I did a little search on Cancer and Cancer survivors. I was overwhelmed by the list.

Lance Armstrong – Fan ever since I read his book – Its not about the bike(Best autobiography apparently – Grab it when you can.)
Paul Allen – Microsoft co-founder, was diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1983

Nuclear Physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate, Richard P. Feynman’s beloved first wife might have died of this lymphoma disease after all being accidentally, correctly though, diagnosed by a physician in the hospital where she was hospitalized at the time Feynman was working on the Manhattan Project. The featuring doctor curiously matches the “infamous” character moves of Dr. House in the popular TV show going by the same name. (look also for the story in: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!) – Ah! I am seeing the references of this book too much lately, I have to read this!! .

http://www.indianexpress.com/pictureStory.php?galId=631&pg=0&view=0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cancer_survivors

There would be many many more not listed here!

Here’s food for thought.This might be of little help from this stupid blog.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
http://www.cancer.gov/