Mumbai girl who lost both legs diagnosed with a bone tumor, but not will, becomes MD
Mumbai: Thirteen years ago when Jogeshwari resident Roshan Jawwad lost both her legs in a train accident, she thought her life had come to a standstill and she would never fulfill her childhood, dream of becoming a doctor. But the brave girl has shown she is made of sterner stuff, fighting against all odds to realize her desire.
Today, Roshan has completed her MD in pathology and has proved that where there is a will there is a way. Despite her handicap and bureaucracy’s difficult rules, the 29-year-old did not give up hope. In fact, the adversities strengthened her resolve. “I am very happy to have passed MD. It has been difficult, but I had promised myself that I won’t give up,” Roshan told TOI. In October 2008, Roshan and her school friends were returning from Andheri to Jogeshwari by train when she fell onto the tracks and her legs came under a moving train.
Her lower limbs were severed at the ankle and thigh. Roshan, who scored 92.1% in her Class X exams in 2008, was returning home after writing her college exam papers at Bandra’s Anjuman i-Islam girl’s college. Her father was a vegetable vendor when the accident took place.
Her journey to become a doctor has not been easy. She had to approach Bombay HC for admission in MBBS even after cracking the medical entrance exam. There was a rule “up to 70% handicap” to study medicine but she was found to be 86% handicapped post-accident. She approached the court for help to be able to study medicine. Then Chief Justice of the HC, Justice Mohit Shah, directed the college to give her admission. She never looked back.
Roshan passed MBBS with first class in 2016 from Seth GS Medical College (KEM hospital). She cracked the PG medical entrance exams in 2018 and got admission to the same college for MD(Pathology). During her second year in MD, she said, she was diagnosed with a bone tumor. “I was operated upon and during this time our Hod, teachers, and friends helped me a lot,” said Roshan. In the MD results, declared on Wednesday she secured the fourth position at KEM pathology department with 65% marks.
Source : The Times of India
