MRS. RUHHI, India
World Cancer Day – My Story
I Am Not Defined by Survival, I Am Defined by What I Endured and What I Became
My name is Ruhhi Siingh.
I am a mother, a professional, a proud law-abiding citizen of India, and a woman whose life has been rewritten by cancer not once, but three times.
Cancer does not come into your life quietly.
It comes, settles in, and disrupts everything, breaking the body, shaking the mind, testing finances, and rewriting relationships.
And while you are fighting to stay alive, the world continues moving forward.
2021: When Cancer Took Over My Body and My Everyday Life
In 2021, during the second wave of COVID, at the age of 39, I was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin Lymphoma.
That year was meant for celebration, my daughter turning 16, my son 18, and me stepping into my 40s.
Instead, survival replaced joy.
I began first-line ABVD chemotherapy.
Each cycle brought different consequences:
• Burned and collapsed veins, repeated needle pricks
• Extreme constipation lasting days
• Severe vein pain and sleepless nights
• Loss of strength in hands
• Hair loss affecting dignity
• Skin darkening and nail changes
There was little support medication. Most side effects were dismissed as “normal.”
I realized how often fear, not healing, governs vulnerable patients.
At the same time, emotional warmth disappeared.
People depended on me more, not less.
Support came without respect.
And while I fought to survive, life moved on for everyone else.
Hope, Purpose, and the First Collapse
I believed treatment would work.
I started an Indo-Western women’s brand, Chasina, to reclaim purpose.
Then came the PET scan.
Two aggressive lymph nodes progressed.
First-line treatment failed.
2022: Refractory Cancer and the Shift Within
Multiple consultations confirmed refractory disease.
The treatment plan included:
• ICE chemotherapy with Brentuximab
• Immunotherapy
• Autologous bone marrow transplant
• Radiation
Meeting Dr. Niti Raizada at Fortis Bannerghatta restored my faith in medicine.
She spoke with certainty, not percentages.
Faith Over Fear
I discovered manifestation, affirmations, and conscious healing.
I spoke to my body, thanking it, apologizing to it, asking it to hold on.
I stopped asking for solutions and asked only for prayers.
Prayer became my anchor.
People I hadn’t spoken to in years prayed for me.
My belief system shifted.
My inner world calmed, even as my body struggled.
I accepted that I might not survive.
Treatment and Recovery
I underwent:
• Autologous bone marrow transplant
• Four weeks of isolation
• High-dose chemotherapy
• Fifteen days of radiation
• One year of maintenance therapy
In August 2023, I was declared cancer-free.
When Survival Is Followed by Disbelief
Survival did not bring celebration.
My body was fragile.
I could not drive, walk freely, or handle daily tasks.
The deepest wounds came from those closest to me.
When financial dependence exists, dignity becomes conditional.
I withdrew.
I became silent.
2025: Rebuilding, and the Return of the Impossible
By early 2025, I rebuilt myself.
At 43, I started again in a changed world.
I became independent, fearless, and self-reliant.
In June 2025, cancer returned.
Statistically improbable.
Emotionally crushing.
Treatment included immunotherapy and chemotherapy.
I managed everything alone.
I prepared to lose my hair again, but it stayed.
After three cycles, a six-centimeter tumor near my heart vanished.
No transplant. No radiation.
The Woman I Am Today
I am disciplined, focused, and future-driven.
I work with clarity and integrity.
I earned social media verification organically.
I create content without filters, honoring my true self.
I am building Ruhhi Siingh as a brand grounded in truth and impact.
I have registered a private limited company and am establishing an NGO for cancer guidance and dignified elderly care.
My Truth
I am not here merely to survive.
I am here to live meaningfully, work fearlessly, and leave a legacy.
I want my children to remember strength.
I want my name to stand for truth.
I want my journey to remind others that even when life breaks you completely,
you can rise, rebuild, and become undeniable.
That is my legacy.
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