Her will to survive: 'I am tougher than my cancer'

There were good and bad days but Anita kept her focus on all the things she would like to do and the places she'd like to go when she was better. And that kept her going. Photos: ANITA LAL

The news that she had Stage 3 breast cancer came as a shock to Anita Lal.

“No one in my family has had breast cancer and so hearing the diagnosis was really quite devastating. I never thought it would happen to me because I have always been active and lead quite a healthy lifestyle,” she shares.