Healed: How Cancer Gave Me a New Life

by MANISHA KOIRALA

Overview

Healed is the powerful, moving and deeply personal story of actor Manisha Koirala's battle against ovarian cancer. From her treatment in the US and the wonderful care provided by the oncologists there to how she rebuilt her life once she returned home, the book takes us on an emotional rollercoaster ride through her many fears and struggles, and shows how she eventually came out triumphant.

Today, as she completes six years of being cancer-free, she shares her story-one marked by apprehensions, disappointments and uncertainties-and the lessons she learnt along the way. Through her journey, she unravels cancer for us and inspires us to not buckle under its fear, but emerge alive, kicking and victorious.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780143457206
Publisher:	Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd
Publication date:	03/15/2022
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Manisha Koirala is one of India's leading film actors. Born into the prominent Koirala family in Nepal, she made her Bollywood debut with Saudagar in 1991, before going on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses with films such as 1942: A Love Story, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Bombay, Khamoshi: The Musical, Dil Se, Mann, Lajja and Company. She took a break from acting in 2012 and returned five years later with the coming-of-age drama Dear Maya, Netflix's Lust Stories and Sanju.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Prologue xi

1 That Sinking Feeling 1

2 Kathmandu 5

3 Mumbai 17

4 New York 37

5 Meeting Dr Chi 47

6 Broken, but Picked Up by Love 51

7 Surgery 61

8 Dr Makker Enters My Life 71

9 How Bollywood Came to My Rescue 77

10 New Apartment Joys 89

11 Chemotherapy 95

12 Cancer-Free 117

13 Stepping Out-Fearfully 123

14 Team Mumbai 129

15 Home to Kathmandu and Chaos Again 143

16 Vulnerability-The Chink in My Armour 153

17 Birthing the New Me in My Sanctuary 159

18 Lessons Learnt, Wisdom Passed On 173

19 Cancer as My Gift 183

20 Not Only through the Male Gaze 195

21 Living the New Me 205

Epilogue 211

Acknowledgements 213

Books and Resources: My Portable Magic 217