My Son Has Become a Source of Strength & Positivity: Sonali Bendre

I believe that it’s imperative to keep kids involved in a situation like this, writes Sonali Bendre.

Sonali Bendre and her son, Ranveer.

(Photo Courtesy: @iamsonalibendre/Instagram) 

Sonali Bendre, who is undergoing treatment for cancer in New York, put out a heartwarming post on Instagram on how her 12-year-old son, Ranveer has become ‘a source of strength and positivity for her’.

She wrote about how, post her cancer diagnosis, their biggest dilemma was how they were going to reveal the news to him. But how Ranveer ‘took the news so maturely’ and now ‘he even reverses roles and takes on being the parent, reminding me of things she needs to do’.

A beautiful picture of the two of them accompanies the post where she emphasizes on the importance of keeping kids involved. She writes:

I believe that it’s imperative to keep kids involved in a situation like this. They are a lot more resilient than we give them credit for. It’s important to spend time with them and include them, rather than make them wait on the side-lines, not being told yet instinctively knowing everything. In our effort to protect them from the pain and realities of life, we might end up doing the opposite.

Read Sonali Bendre’s full post here:

Earlier, in a post on Twitter on 4 July, actor Sonali Bendre had revealed that she was suffering from a high-grade cancer that has metastasised. She said that it started with a niggling pain and further tests led to the diagnosis.

She spoke about taking a course of treatment at a hospital in New York on the advice of her doctors. No other details were available.

In another post on 10 July, she had thanked all the people for their love and support and especially thanked the ones ‘who shared stories of their experiences in dealing with cancer’. She had said that such stories were giving her strength and making her feel that she is ‘not alone’.

She had said that ‘sharing her journey is also part of the process’.

We wish her the best with her recovery.

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