Priya was only 19 and balding due to the chemotherapeutic drug’s side effects.

But the terrible side effects made the rheumatologist switch her to a chemotherapeutic drug called methotrexate. Read more: How Rupanti Munda Fought Naxal Attacks, Poverty to Become an International Footballer!įor the longest time, when no drug seemed to have any effect on her suppressed immune system, she was at the mercy of steroids. She would discuss her medication, its side effects and progression of her disease with the doctors. Visits to her rheumatologist and immunologist became a regular affair.īeing a medical student, she’d scrutinise her pathology and anatomy books and obsessively probe every article online on Lupus. The strong medication administered started having side effects too. Priya would undergo regular checkups through blood tests. Lupus was infamous for attacking any of the vital organs. Hearts broke, and tears were shed as the doctor explained how their daughter was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that had no cure so far. Priya’s dad, deployed in Nagaland as part of the Indian Army, was summoned. The wrong diagnosis and prognosis drained her body of its energy – rather than revitalising her.įinally, a doctor who seemed to have seen similar signs in a case he had dealt with earlier, spoke to her mother in a hushed whisper. Not many were aware of Lupus as a life-threatening medical condition. She was treated for malaria and dengue instead. It was at the time that she started developing butterfly rashes over her face, arms and feet. Source: FacebookĪn all-rounder in school, Priya dreamt of becoming a doctor and chose Bachelors in Physiotherapy. A trailblazer for models on wheelchairs! Winning Miss India Wheelchair 2015.

What defines her is a strong & resilient personality, which challenges beauty standards and helps India look beyond a person’s disability. Priya was only 19 and studying for her first year in Physiotherapy when she was diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease called ‘Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.’ It rendered her wheelchair-bound for life. Meet Priya Bhargava, Miss India Wheelchair 2015, all set to represent India at the Miss Wheelchair World Pageant 2017, next month.

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