Cancer is one of the few things most people wouldn't wish on anyone. The condition is harrowing, and many people know all too well the pain of losing someone they know to it.
However, some people are just too stubborn to let go of hope even when they are afflicted with cancer and probably have little time left. One such person is Aruna PK, a lady who became popular around July with a series of tweets on why she loves people of all states.
Today, she is lying in a hospital bed, suffering from cancer, but her smile does not look even slightly bothered by it all. Perhaps her admiration for Shah Rukh Khan is to be credited for it, for that appears to be her wish, one that has now gone viral on the internet as the days come to a close.
It all started with a tweet, from March, which was dug out by some users for all to see, in which Aruna describes SRK as a source of strength that he doesn't even know he is.
I am full of gratitude to Doctors, family and friends and last but not least @iamsrk for being source of strength he doesn't even know he is https://t.co/qpTh9lEhSQ
— Aruna (@Arunapk57) March 4, 2017
Today, Twitterati have turned #SRKMeetsAruna into a trending topic, with hundreds of tweets calling the actor to go meet Aruna, probably before it's too late to do so for both of them.
It all started with a simple sketch of SRK with Aruna, which has created this brewing storm of support for the cancer-battling, smiling lady.
@iamsrk Meet your truest fan already @Arunapk57 who is actually battling cancer with the love she has for you! #SRKmeetsAruna pic.twitter.com/yLpXSw58MF
— Akshat Khot (@akshatkhot) October 8, 2017
@iamsrk sir ur fan and a #cancer patient with critical hlth cnditn @Arunapk57 has her wish to meet u#SRKmeetsAruna pic.twitter.com/ix63WqYWpd
— Rishabh dubey (@dubeyrishabh09) October 18, 2017
One user even changed their name to #SRKMeetsAruna to drive the point home!
Dearest @iamsrk .. How many RTs to meet this larger than life woman with can-survive-no-matter-what spirit —> @Arunapk57? #SRKmeetsAruna
— #SRKmeetsAruna (@Sai_ki_bitiya) October 18, 2017
If meeting someone means life to them, would you meet them @iamsrk?
— Parikshit Sachdeva (@sachdevaparik) October 17, 2017
Your die hard fan @Arunapk57 needs to meet you once.#SRKmeetsAruna pic.twitter.com/6hW2OIeTlE
Apparently, SRK and Aruna have already interacted in the recent past:
Thank u my love. Hope u enjoy it. https://t.co/RCNofzL9Z4
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 28, 2017
Things might be looking a wee grim for Aruna, if this tweet is to be belived:
Doctors have given a deadline for today's evening. It's time to meet @Arunapk57 @iamsrk . Please meet her today.#SRKmeetsAruna
— Akshat Khot (@akshatkhot) October 20, 2017
Or so one thinks, if this tweet is to be believed:
*Update: SRK's team contacted @Arunapk57's family. I hope he meets his fan & fulfills her last wish. Stay strong @priyankakhot @akshatkhot.
— Ravi Kapoor (@RaviKapoor) October 20, 2017
And all too quickly, it has turned into a race against time:
We are still waiting for a confirmation and for it to happen. We are running against time. #SRKMeetsAruna
— Priyanka (@priyankakhot) October 20, 2017
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