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Baksa District
A SILENT CRY FOR HELP:
THE UNSEEN BATTLE OF A POOR CANCER PATIENT
n the quiet corners of Assam,
Iwhere life is a daily struggle for
survival, we at the Cancer Care
Foundation in Baksa witness
stories of pain, resilience, and
heartbreaking realities every
day. But some stories leave a
deeper impact, revealing not just
the cruelty of disease but also
the merciless grip of poverty.
One such story unfolded before
us when an elderly man, Mr.
Arbinda Deka Age-80 yrs,
weakened by years of tobacco
consumption, walked into our
care center seeking help.
A MAN DEFINED BY HARDSHIP
He was frail, his face etched with deep lines that told tales of hardship, his hands calloused from decades of labor. His clothes
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