TV actress Dipika Kakar left her fans numb after she announced that the tennis ball-sized tumor in her liver has been diagnosed as Stage 2 cancer.
Moneycontrol got in touch with veteran actress and Dipika's close friend Jayati Bhatia, who said the news is worrisome, she is sure that Dipika will come out of it.
In an exclusive conversation with MoneyControl, Jayati Bhatia also said that she is in touch with both Dipika and her actor husband Shoaib Ibrahim.
"Its been a very worrisome news, I have been in touch with her. And she has been updating me. I am very sure Dipika will come out of it, she is a very strong girl. I am praying for her everyday," she told Moneycontrol.
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Jayati, who has worked with both Dipika and Shoaib in Sasural Simar Ka, further said that she is in touch with the couple.
"I have been in touch with her, but I do not want to impose on their privacy. There is a lot going on in their lives - medically and emotionally. Dipika and Shoaib know I am there for them," she added.
Further talking about Ruhaan, Jayati said children sense it when their mother is in pain
"Ruhaan is beautiful child and very sensitive and a child always senses a mother's pain. I am sending my blessings and love to him. Ruhaan shares his birthday with my Maa ," she added.
Dipika Kakar issued a statement on her Instagram handle about her cancer diagnosis and later spoke about it in her vlog with husband Shoaib.
In the note Dipika wrote: “As you all are aware, the last few weeks have been quite difficult for us,” she wrote. “Walking into the hospital for a pain in the upper area of my stomach… and then finding out it’s a tennis ball-sized tumour in the liver, and then finding out that the tumour is second-stage malignant (cancerous), it has been one of the most difficult times we have seen and experienced.”
Despite the tough diagnosis, Dipika says she is determined and hopeful of defeating cancer. “I am all positive, determined to face this and walk out stronger, InshAllah! With my entire family being by my side and all the love and prayers pouring in from all of you, I will sail through this too,” she wrote, showing immense strength and resilience.
In her vlog too she spoke about how her son Ruhaan has understood certain things and realised that 'Mumma is not fine."
Dipika and Shoaib are parents to one-and-a-half-year-old Ruhaan. She is currently away from TV and focusing on her family life and vlogs.
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