Cancer-stricken Lisa Ray thanks India

Friday, September 11, 2009, 13:56 [IST]
Canadian born Bollywood actress Lisa Ray is not a person to forget her roots so easily. Her father being a Bengali, she loves India as much as Indians love her. She is thankful to India for the love she has received.

“It"s 6:30 am and I have not slept. That"s another thing about steroids. They make you really hyper. And I blame you India. You have sent me so much love. And advice. So I went through each and every message. Like the good, dutiful half-Bengali daughter I am. Except I"m not studying for my medical finals, I"m looking at each and every word you have sent," she wrote on her blog.

Lisa Ray said that she is humbled by the response to her article. “Thank you to my friends and colleagues there who have reached out or expressed their support. I send love and hope to connect with each of you in the real world," she wrote.

Lisa announced a couple of days ago that she has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells known as plasma cells, which produce antibodies. She has started her first cycle of treatment.

It maybe recalled that Lisa plunged into Bollywood through Kasoor in 2001 opposite Aftab Shivdasani after a successful modelling career. She went on to act in films like Water, Bollywood/Hollywood and many others. Her latest film I Can't Think Straight by Shamim Sharif is releasing today.
User Comments
Kat 07 Oct 2009 10:32 pm
Hi Lisa, My sister has also been diagnosed with Multiple myeloma and is also 37. She is undergoing treatment and is on a cocktail of drugs which includes Velcade. She is very optomistic that she will get better and i know she will, i just wanted to say that the drugs you are receiving are very good and you will have a good chance of recovery. My sister is due to go in for a bone marrow trasplant, a crucial stage in the chemotherapy process, just pray for her and i will pray for you too, inshallah you both recover and God bless you x
sandry 15 Sep 2009 06:00 pm
hi lisa dont worry too much ..Many are surviving with cancer .so try to concentrate on some other thing and live life long.let god bless u with strong will power and confident.
vikram vohara 13 Sep 2009 09:20 am
hi lisa iam a big fan of urs ,after knowing that u r suffering from incurable cancer i am not dissappointed bcoz i know u have big heart to live rest of ur life with ease,happy and vid all d pleasures of d world........ luv u .........
zafar khan 12 Sep 2009 03:58 am
Dear lisa,i dont know much about you,but whatever i know i can you r good at heart,so dont worry god is always with good people,u will be absolutely fine very soon,i will pray for u,have faith in god......best regards
chetan 12 Sep 2009 01:46 am
the woods r dark n deep but i hav promises to keep n miles to go be4 i sleep..........miles to go be4 i sleep.....for u lisa
Javed Lone 12 Sep 2009 01:06 am
Dear Lisa.... Never ever giveup till last in ur life. Have faith in Almighty God & pray to him only for ur early recovery. I'm cock sure that Allah definitely will make you to get rid of the disease. My all the Good wishes & blessings are with you at this moment.
Daljit singh Hanspal 12 Sep 2009 12:23 am
Lisa, Dont give up. There's still a fight left against cancer. I've seen people fight cancer & have lived full life. We all pray that you come out of it.
ASHOK KUMAR PATKUR 12 Sep 2009 12:22 am
MS,. LISA SINCE UR FATHER IS BENGALI U ARE ALSO BENGALI N INDIAN. SO PLEASE FOR GODS SAKE U SHOULD TRY 2 FOLLOW OR APPROCH RAMDEVJI AT HARWAR. U WILL DEFENETLY GET GET CURED OF UR DISEASE.TRY ONCE.VISIT UR FATHERS NATIVE PLACE. PL BE SERIOUS WHAT I SAID. LOVE U N GOD MAY BLESS U WITH GOOD N PERFECT HEALTH. MEANWILE TRY TO HELP AS MANY AS CANCEWR PATIENTS U CAN. BCOZ U HAVE PLENTY OF WEALTH.BUT THERE R MANY WHO R SUFFERING FROM THE SAME DISEASE BUT THEY CANT AFFORD. GOD BLESSU.
NITESH 11 Sep 2009 11:57 pm
hey lisa may allmighty always bless you and give you strengh keep fighting!
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