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I was an avid cinema goer before the pandemic. Initially when the 'Naan dhaan Mukesh' ad started playing in the theatres, the entire hall used to chirp, murmur, laugh, giggle and I used to cry buckets. I had seen hundred other Mukeshs at the Adyar Cancer Insitutue (1/n)
Somehow the PSA felt very personal. I lost my father in 2002 after his impeccable battle against Cancer for 4 years. ACI changed how he/we perceived life, death, survival and cure. I had interacted with many doctors who have completed extensive training from all over (2/n)
..the world doing their bit to the community. I remember finding it challenging to fund my father's medical expenses due to how we were financially. Every treatment comes with a cost however subsidised it is. On the other hand, there were thousands from more under-prev BGs (3/n)
Nothing can be as painful for someone outside the ACI ecosystem than taking a walk inside the campus. Cancer doesn't see age, gender, caste, creed.. anything. It's brutal. It will make you kneel down and beg. At least it used to... 2 decades ago. (4/n)
Imagine seeing THIS day in and day out. Someone you wave at today may not survive the night. Someone who has struggled to stand all these years, will survive.. eventually. The ecosystem is built with a lot of love and hope. Beyond all the pain there is a lot of compassion (5/n)
To build such a fortress of kindness you need leaders, visionaries, selfless and incredibly compassionate people. From the unknown security guards to Doctor Shanta everyone had it all in them. I'm forever grateful to ACI for helping us keep my dad for 4 years. (6/n)
As ACI now embraces the loss of one of its torch bearers, I stand with ACI and remember those days when I used to visit the campus everyday, seeing kids of my age or younger walking, hoping they would get to run soon. This instilled hope in me/us. (7/n)
ACI, Dr. Shanta and the team of doctors, nurses and staff would always be gratefully remembered for instilling hope in million others from nooks and corners of India, with insignificant financial background by giving them a second chance at life 
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