Hyderabad, March 8 -- For most women across the world, International Women's Day is a time of recognition, celebration, and honour. It is a day dedicated to achievements, triumphs, and the unwavering spirit of womanhood. However, for Bilquees Begum of Shatam Nagar in Mohammadi Lines, Golconda, this day holds no significance. There are no celebrations, no laurels, and no moments of pride. Instead, it is just another day in her relentless battle to keep her ailing daughter alive.

For the past ten years, Bilquees and her family have been waging a war against an unforgiving enemy - brain cancer. Her 15-year-old daughter, Sakeena Begum, has been suffering from high-grade Tectal Glioma, a rare cancerous tumor in the brain that has drained the ...