Lucknow teen fights cancer and scores 97.75% in ISC exams

17-year-old Pramita Tiwari, undergoing treatment for cancer, scored 97.75 per cent in the Class 12 ISC exams. The teen was diagnosed with Acute Minor Leukemia in August last year.

Preparing for the exams was a fight against many odds for the student of Seth MR Jaipuria School in Lucknow. When asked about it, she told ANI: "I used to study whenever I felt fit, with the motivation to appear and excel in examinations. I never forced myself to study, though I would pay full attention while studying."



It was during her online classes during the Covid-induced lockdown that the symptoms started showing. Pramita used to feel severe backache and fatigue. After a few tests, the family got to know what was ailing her.

The teen was at first heartbroken, but her mother Rashmi and her father Utkarsh Tiwari, a businessman by profession, stood firmly by her side.

Pramita first underwent treatment at a Lucknow hospital, and was later referred to a multispeciality hospital in Gurugram for chemotherapy. In January, she underwent a bone marrow transplant. In between all these, she found time for her studies.

"I didn't have a consistent schedule due to my untimely sickness and hospital visits. However much I could read, I read with full concentration," she said.

Doctors have told her parents that her cancer is presently under control. Her teachers arranged special online classes, and her doctors kept her spirits up.

As for her future plans, Pramita Tiwari wants to join a medical science course and become a doctor.