16/04/2026
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๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐?
How one small, almost forgettable decision can quietly change everything?
I hadnโt even officially started medical college yet.
All I knew was that my family might move, I might need a hostel & I had way too many questions for someone who had no idea how any of this worked.
Everything felt unfamiliarโฆ slightly overwhelming.
Some senior at that time while guiding told me,
โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ 41."
So I did.
Just an 18 y/o who had barely ever stepped out alone like that, walking through Abbasi, pretending I knew where I was going.
It was hot. Annoyingly hot.
๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก, ๐๐๐๐
My first Saturday as a medical student.
I remember asking for directions from the guard who sent me to the Zakat Counselling sesh happening at that time, w a lot of seniors there (kinda intimidating if you think abt it) but they told me the correct location for 41 really kindly with a โ๐ธ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐
๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ช, ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐๐๐๐.โ
And that was it.
Just a door, a room & a decision that didnโt feel important at the time.
At first, Room 41 didnโt feel like something big.
It was just.. a small vv chaotic room. But the more time I spent there, the less small it felt.
Somewhere between Thursdays, random duties and trying to figure out how anything even worked, something shifted quietly.
And somehow, the girl who had only ever known Ziauddin Cancer Hospital in the name of healthcare, learned to navigate the systems of government hospitals like it was second nature.
What stood out more was how different it felt. Outside, the social code was clear. Inside 41, it wasn't. No one cared if you were a girl or a guy, you just did the work. And that stayed with me.
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๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐โ๐.
Just a girl in heels, covering media, carrying heavy stuff in the heat, staying back longer than she planned, figuring things out because someone had to, not because she was told to, but because everyone around her was already doing the same.
Being part of Thursday family meant constantly being around people who were doing more than expected. Budgeting, taxation, certifications, campaigns all over the Sindh, things I genuinely thought werenโt possible for people so young, somehow became very normal.
And a lot of that came down to the people there.
A support system like ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐ณ ๐๐ก๐๐ข & ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ข, sometimes thatโs all you need. People who push you toward perfection, who transform the perspective of people by their extraordinary capabilities, encouraging them to believe in the power of being skilled in all fields more than just empty titles.
Then came Drug Bank.
That was a shift.
Getting the chance to manage it under supervision of ๐
๐๐ซ๐ณ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ข. Just the two of us trying to handle something way bigger than both of us. Renovating 41. Expanding it. Running around different hospitals, trying to understand systems so patients wouldnโt be limited by time, access or luck.
At some point, everything started connecting.
Not in a dramatic, life changing way. Slowly. Quietly. In a way where things started making sense.
If something was missing, we found a workaround.
If something didnโt exist, we built it.
I stopped asking, โ๐๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ?โ
And started thinking, โ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐บ. ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ?โ
If patients couldnโt access enough medicines, we secured CSRs. If a new unit was lacking in budget, we convinced donors across the world to invest. If the public couldnโt find us, we made ourselves known to doctors by visiting them. If female health negligence was rising in underprivileged areas, we made sure a female team went to their village to cater to them. If hospital acquired infections were costing lives, we inaugurated Infection Control Department in the hospital, even when it sounded too big.
Many things like this sounded slightly out of reach, impossible even, had it been the Aroob from before HOPES. But that was the thing about this place. No one ever really told you; "๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.โ
From Media person + Thursday Day Incharge in 2nd yr to Joint Vice President Drugbank in 3rd, Joint Secretary in 4th and now serving as Vice President HOPES, every year gave me a new opportunity, a new lesson. I donโt know if I ever did justice to these responsibilities but I truly hope I made every patient taken care of, at HOPES.
So no, my family never moved.
I never needed that hostel.
But I kept showing up to Room 41 anyway.
And somewhere along the way, I donโt even know exactly when, it stopped being a place I went to.. and became a part of who I am.
To my amazing seniors, THANK YOU for five years of patience, guidance & repeated attempts to keep me on track xD Whatever Iโve become today is largely because you didnโt give up on me. Iโll forever be grateful.
To my cutes juniors, you guys are one of a kind. I never thought Iโd be on the receiving end of tantrums, definitely karma for what I put my seniors through xD
๐จ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:
You hold the power to shape it's destiny & with great power comes great responsibilities. Always remember that titles are just a word on paper, itโs the person behind it that gives it it's worth.
๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ & ๐๐๐โ๐๐:
From oath cards made by our own hands to giving you guys every possible leeway, you never felt like juniors, always like friends standing beside us. Iโm sure youโll run the next cabinet with the same passion you use to almost gaslight us hehe
๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ & ๐๐๐โ๐๐:
You all have always been the quiet ones with the loudest potential. This year, you backed your directors in ways people may not even notice, but we do and weโre genuinely proud. Keep this energy going in coming years as well :))
๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ & ๐๐๐โ๐๐:
My favourite headache. You guys came into my life during a really messy patch, when I was almost pulled away from HOPES. But somehow, you kept me stuck here, being โgeniusly dumbโ & needing constant fixing. Trying to keep you on track became my habit. And somewhere in that chaos, I forgot my own worries. So yeah, chaotic, exhausting, but the reason I stayed. Absolutely goated batch!
๐๐๐๐โ๐๐, ๐๐๐โ๐๐ & ๐๐๐'๐๐:
We werenโt really meant to cross paths this closely but Iโm really glad we did. Working with you all showed me how much you can learn from each other, no matter the batch. Case discussions have been the most funn part yet hehe. You guys have a long journey ahead, keep your spark and donโt lose what makes you YOU.
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