WORKING at a cancer hospital, and as a volunteer several years ago, I encounter moments of instant connection with people, and the support and courage people provide to each other by virtue of being humans.
Recently I came in touch with Hoorina, who is an exceptionally brave little girl fighting cancer away from her home and parents.
She is under treatment at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore since 2020 for blood cancer. Her amicable nature instantly draws a person towards her and her disarming smile leaves a lasting footprint on one’s heart.
The only time I saw her crying was when the nurse was managing the cannula for subsequent chemotherapy.