Emotional Sonali Bendre visits cancer hospital where she was treated, says, “From sheer terror to continued hope, so much has changed” – Times of India

“This chair, this view, this exact same spot… 4 years later. From sheer terror to continued hope, so much has changed yet so much remains the same. It was unreal to sit there and see patients going in and I could see that I had been through a similar journey… saw the chemotherapy suite, the same waiting room, faces were different…” shared the actress. An emotional Sonali went on to describe the feeling of beating the big C and wrote, “I felt like telling the patients that there’s HOPE, and I am there on the other side and look at me today I have come in for a visit on the other side of the spectrum… It was, as you can guess, a very bittersweet, emotional day.I stepped out, looked my son in the eye, with the sunshine on my face and thanked the universe for everything.”

Sonali announced the news of her metastatic cancer in a tweet in 2018. In a statement, she wrote, “Sometimes, when you least expect it, life throws you a curveball. I have recently been diagnosed with a high-grade cancer that has metastasised, which we frankly did not see coming. A niggling pain led to some tests, which led to this unexpected diagnosis. My family and close friends have rallied around me, providing the best support system that anyone can ask for. I am very blessed and thankful for each of them.” The actress was diagnosed with metastatic cancer in 2018 and she underwent successful treatment for the same at a hospital in US.