Meghalaya: TB champion surviving with single lung creates awareness to fight tuberculosis

Ridalin Shullai, a 33-year-old TB survivor from East Khasi Hills, has opened up about her personal battle with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), revealing the emotional and physical toll it took on her life.

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Speaking with ANI, Ridalin shared: "I was diagnosed with Multi-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the side effects are there, the long-term side effects. So for me, after treatment, I had to get scans again just to check, like my assessments and everything and when the results came out that one of my left lung completely collapsed due to the severity of the disease."

"So, now I'm surviving with only one lung, only one," she said.

She also spoke about the severities of the illness including loss of appetite, and low hemoglobin, among others. "It took me about a month after the treatment to start walking again. It's like taking baby steps again."