Indian Actor Tannishtha Chatterjee diagnosed with stage 4 oligo-metastatic cancer: ‘Can’t get worse than this’

Recently, Tannishtha Chatterjee opened up about her fight with stage 4 oligo-metastatic cancer. Alongside photos of herself smiling, she described how she manages the disease while supporting her 70-year-old mother and 9-year-old daughter, both fully dependent on her.

Chatterjee wrote in the caption, “So the last 8 months have been incredibly difficult- to put it mildly. As if losing my father to cancer was not enough. 8 months back I got diagnosed of stage 4 oligo metastatic Cancer. But this post is not about Pain. Its about love and strength. It can’t get worse than this. A 70yr old mother and 9 year all daughter both totally dependent on me.”

Despite the challenges, she reflected on the kindness and love she has discovered during this time. “But in the darkest moments, I discovered an extraordinary kind of love, the kind that shows up, holds space, and never lets you feel alone. I found it in my amazing friends and my family, whose unwavering support, brought, genuine smiles to my face, even on the hardest days.”

She also shared a group photo with Divya Dutta, Lara Dutta, Shabana Azmi, Vidya Balan, Tanvi Azmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, and others. She concluded her post by celebrating the friends and family who have stood by her. “In a world racing towards AI and robots, it’s the irreplaceable compassion of real, passionate humans that is saving me. It is their empathy, their messages, their presence – their humanity – that is bringing life back. Cheers to female friendships, the sisterhood that showed up for me with fierce love, deep empathy, and unstoppable strength. You know who you are – and I am endlessly grateful,” she wrote.