Remembering Navi’s courageous fight against cancer

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Through her husband Cedric Vincent, FMT Lifestyle gets to know this inspiring woman who touched lives by openly sharing her journey with the disease.   Story by: Sheela Vijayan  Shot by: Fauzi Yunis  Presented by: Theevya Ragu  Edited by: Andrea Edmonds   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/03/16/remembering-navi-and-her-brave-fight-against-cancer/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #CancerJourney #NaviIndran

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00:00She's always been very upfront with her experience.

00:02Social media is so much about the good, the shiny parts, right?

00:07But Navi didn't care. She always wanted to share the downside as well.

00:14Cancer is a devastating disease, but Vashnavi Bhuvanendran battled it with courage.

00:22Better known as Navi Indran, she was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was only 22.

00:30After going into remission, she became deeply passionate about breaking the stigma surrounding

00:35cancer and openly talked about her experience so she could help others.

00:42A lot of people who were going through the journey similar to Navi could relate to her.

00:45Those who had parents or loved ones going through a similar journey could relate.

00:52And when she passed, a lot of them contacted me, showing that Navi was such a beacon to them.

01:00If Navi can do it at such a young age, then they could do it as well.

01:04She inspired and impacted many, and this was evident even after her passing.

01:11During the funeral, there was a flood of people.

01:15The day before the funeral, a lot of people came to pay their respects.

01:19They would come up to me and say that,

01:20I would just like to go and pay my last respects to Navi.

01:22I've never met her in real life, but for many years I've been following her.

01:26I've got messages as far as Africa, from South Africa, from Zimbabwe and Kenya, to India,

01:34texting me saying that they have followed Navi for many years.

01:40Cedric shares that Navi was a jovial person who loved Bharatanatyam dance, painting, cooking

01:47and baking, and was known for making delicious tea.

01:52They first met in university, but it wasn't until the pandemic that they got to know each

01:57other better, fell in love and eventually became a couple in June 2020.

02:04Sadly, an MRI scan in December that year revealed she had brain tumours, despite being told

02:11just six months earlier that she was in remission.

02:16Still, Cedric was determined to be by Navi's side.

02:20Over the next few years, the tumours kept reappearing, even months before their wedding

02:26in December 2022.

02:32Over this period, Navi underwent stereotactic radiosurgery twice, a form of radiation therapy,

02:38as well as two craniotomies and a spinal surgery.

02:43Sadly, the eight-hour spinal surgery took a toll on her when she passed away on October

02:5021st last year, less than two weeks after turning 34.

03:04Throughout her illness, Cedric saw how Navi would pull herself out of her sadness and

03:09pain time and again.

03:13Her strength really came from her inner self, you know, and I think, you know, thankfully

03:18we were quite close-knit among us and our friends and family.

03:22And so, she was very, very loved.

03:27Every time she came back from surgery or anything else, it was always because of us, it was

03:35because of Mia and I.

03:36And every time she fought, she didn't just fight for herself, she fought.

03:43Navi may no longer be with us today, but she will always be remembered by those whose lives

03:55she touched.

04:04Navi gave her all, you know, Navi gave her all.

04:07I know she tried her very best.

04:09It was a very hard moment, but at the end of the day, she was the one that was going

04:13through the pain, you know, as much as we want her here.

04:17I know I can proudly say that my wife didn't go out without a fight.

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