Sonali Bendre Thanks Sis For Support During Her Cancer Treatment

Sonali Bendre pens an emotional note for her sister, says she was her ‘rock’ during cancer treatment in the US.

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.

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— Sonali Bendre Behl (@iamsonalibendre) July 4, 2018

Bendre moved to New York for six months for treatment. After taking the treatment and recovering well, the actor is back in the country. She recently took to social media to thank her sister Rupa Ranadive, who moved with her to New York, to support her through the arduous journey.

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"An older sister is a friend and defender – a listener, conspirator, a counselor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too. – Pam Brown" Rupa Tai has been all this and more. She dropped everything in a heartbeat to be with me on this journey. She has been my rock...my person... Rupa Tai was involved in my journey from when I was diagnosed to the time I was deciding the course of treatment to packing her bags and coming with me to New York. She was there from get-go. Her transition from one role to another was seamless. A dictator when I needed to eat right or take my meds or an empathetic counselor alternating between giving advice and offering silent support when all I needed was to be alone with my thoughts. She was around. She was with me and by me, at all times. Sisters share a special relationship. We are literally an extension of each other. For bad days, her presence did the trick and the good days...well, it just got better! We have now returned home - to our respective families and lives, but us together in New York for those 6 months...I am forever indebted... #SwitchOnTheSunshine #OneDayAtATime @ranadiverupa

A post shared by Sonali Bendre (@iamsonalibendre) on Dec 6, 2018 at 5:51am PST

What is High-Grade Cancer?

Oncologists use markers to define what stage a cancer is in. These stages range from Stage 1 to Stage 4, each stage defines how big the tumour is and how far it has spread.

According to NHS, grades are used to describe the appearance of cancer cells.

• A grade 1 cancer cell will look normal and won’t grow rapidly.
• A grade 2 cancer cell doesn’t resemble a normal cell and grow faster than a normal cell.
• A grade 3 or high grade cancer cell looks abnormal and may grow more aggressively.

What is Metastasis?

According to Cancer.net, metastasis is the medical term for cancer that spreads to a different part of the body from where it started.

It happens when cancer cells break away from the main tumor and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system, that in turn carries fluid in the body. These cancer cells can travel and form new tumours in different parts of the body.

As of now, we don’t know what type of cancer Sonali Bendre has and what stage it is in. We wish her the best with her recovery.

Bendre’s posts have never been morose though—even in pain, she took time out to enjoy whatever way she could. We have seen her taking part in Priyanka Chopra’s bachelorette party in September this year and stepping out when friends came visiting.

We wish her a speedy recovery, Godspeed!