Cancer Survivor Mamta Mohandas Shares She Has Been Diagnosed with Autoimmune Disease Vitiligo

Malayalam actress Mamta Mohandas on Sunday took to Instagram to reveal that she has been diagnosed with vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder that causes the skin to lose its colour.

Malayalam actress Mamta Mohandas on Sunday took to Instagram to reveal that she has been diagnosed with vitiligo. ( Image Source :Instagram )

New Delhi: Malayalam actress Mamta Mohandas on Sunday took to Instagram to reveal that she has been diagnosed with vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder that causes the skin to lose its colour. Mamta posted a series of selfies. In the photos, she can be seen wearing black and holding a cup of coffee in her hand. 

Along with the photos she wrote, “Dear️ (sun emoji), I embrace you now like I have never before. So Spotted, I’m losing color… I rise even before you every morning, to see you glimmer your first ray through the haze. Give me all you’ve got.. for I will be indebted, here on out and forever by your grace,” she wrote. She used the hashtags like auto immune disease, vitiligo, embrace the journey and heal yourself etc in the post. Mamta geo-tagged the location as Niraamaya Retreats Samroha in Kerala. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Soon after her post, comments started pouring in if her friends and fans. Reacting to the post, actor Reba Monica John commented, "You’re a fighter and you’re beautiful." A fan said, "You are Really Really a powerful woman. Really love you a lot. Keep inspiring us."  

 "Still inspiring and beautiful beyond words... This boldness to share your vulnerabilities is a kindness to a million other women who feel what they already have is not enough... You are more loved than ever..,” wrote another user. 

For the unversed, Mamta Mohandas is a cancer survivor. In 2013, the actress had a relapse of cancer and underwent treatment in Los Angeles. She spoke with Time of India in 2014 and said, “Well, I can’t say I have been as strong as I was when I first got the disease. I was a person who never worried about anything, whatever the issue. But for the first time in life, I was scared. It is easy to say, be positive. But this time, I felt it is ok to be scared, to be human."