Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru/Kasargod

Mangaluru/Kasargod, Dec 12: Life has dealt repeated and cruel blows to 50-year-old Premalatha Pricilla Monteiro, an anganwadi worker who is now facing her third major personal tragedy — breast cancer.

Premalatha lost her 49-year-old husband in a road accident several years ago. Six years later, her 16-year-old son succumbed to blood cancer after a long and painful battle. Today, she is the sole breadwinner of her family and is also responsible for the education and upbringing of her two younger sons.

In a heart-breaking turn of events, Premalatha herself has now been diagnosed with first-stage breast cancer. She detected the lump after watching an episode of Daijiworld TV’s Cancer Gellona awareness programme. Realising the seriousness, she

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