Vaishnavi Poovanedran is no ordinary woman. She has beaten cancer not once, but twice. Better known as Navi Indran Pillai, the Indian-origin Malaysian is smashing stereotypes with her powerful photo series on Instagram.
Viashnavi was only 22 when she was diagnosed with third stage breast cancer in 2013. After a lumpectomy and several sessions of chemo therapy, she was declared cancer-free in 2015. When she had thought she was cancer-free, it returned and this time spread to her liver and backbone. After many sessions of chemotherapy, she beat cancer again in December 2018.
But Vaishnavi hasn’t let the tumour bog her down, rather deciding to celebrate herself with a bridal photoshoot to inspire cancer survivors to embrace themselves and their transformation while fighting the disease.
She wishes to send out a powerful message to thousands of other women stating how cancer should never be the reason to hold oneself back; it shouldn’t be in control of someone’s life.
PNN
