Location: Kottayam, India
Medical condition: OsteogenesisImperfecta “brittle bone” disease
Her story:Dr Fathima has suffered from sheer physical pain all her life. Being different from anyone else, she was even very quiet and introverted, almost “silenced” to the point where she was afraid to talk, thinking that nobody would accept her. She suffered emotionally as well.
Her struggle: Due to her disease her trips to the doctor’s clinic were quite frequent. As she watched the doctors treat her and took care of her pain, she was genuinely inspired and decided to study medicine. However, when Dr Fathima applied to a medical college, she was denied admission. They stated that due to her condition, she is unfit to practice medicine. Her dreams were crushed. All she wanted to do was become a doctor and help people the way the doctors had helped her. She was immensely demotivated. She cried a lot. Her family really supported her through this.
Her first step towards making a difference:After getting advice from her doctor to pursue Homeopathy. She applied and got admission into a Homeopathic college. Dr Fathima is now a well-established doctor pursuing a speciality at a Homeopathy college. She has grown, she has accepted herself and is now very confident. Her passion is to motivate and influence differently-abled people, who like her have had their share of adversities in life.
Her contribution to the society: Dr Fathima’s confidence helped her write a book on her life stories. She is currently working on her second book. She also started posting pictures on Instagram and talking about her desire to live life to the fullest. Her content was received really well and she is now a mega influencer with over a 100k followers. Dr Fathima has been lucky by having a strong support system of family and friends.