INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement slain founding leader Dr Imran Farooq widow, Shumaila Imran Farooq has been diagnosed with a life
threatening condition of cancer.Geo News has learnt from a credible source at the Guy Hospital that Shumaila Imran Farooq has Stage 2 mouth
cancer - which was diagnosed recently
Doctors at the Guy Hospital have recommended immediate treatment for fear of cancer spreading to other parts of her body but the former MQM
Sindh Assembly lawmaker on reserved women seat has not been able to avail herself of treatment due to severe financial difficulties and lack
of support with respect to care of her sons, Alishaan and Wejdaan
This is yet another devastating blow to Shumaila Farooq, who has had to endure the injustice of her husband cruel political murder, with no
signs of any justice being mooted out any time soon
The diagnosis of cancer comes to Shumaila Farooq on the ninth murder anniversary of Imran Farooq, the former formidable MQM leader, who once
ran the powerful machine of the ethnic party with its founder and leader Altaf Hussain.The source at the Guy Hospital, part of Guy's and
St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, said that Shumaila has a large cancer formation on the left jaw and needs urgent surgery to treat the
affected area which will necessitate a stay in the hospital for up to two months
The source said that Shumaila surgery would be followed by at least 8 weeks of radiotherapy, at the Neck and Clinic Unit of the hospital
The source added: &She will need at least 6 months for post-operative treatment
The notes on her diagnosis state that her condition is critical and cancer could spread in her body
God forbid, that could be fatal, if that happens.&Shumaila Farooq had a serious accident in December 2016 when she had a fall and a metal
utensil ripped apart her jaw and other vital organs
She has still not recovered from these injuries and has not been able to eat for three years - living on just a liquid diet.She had been
unable to afford reconstructive surgery to replace her jawbone and teeth and heal her hips and legs in order for her to regain some
normality to her life as she has the responsibility of two young children
She was admitted then for treatment in the same hospital for a month, in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The MQM had denied initially that she fell down and was not being looked after by the party but some of its leaders from the London office
took pictures with her at the hospital bed and posted on social media
Shumaila Farooq has not been able to recover from her fall of three years ago and she is still not able to walk without support.Guy Hospital
is located near the London Bridge station
Some of the country top cancer surgeons practice at its clinics
Shumaila Imran Farooq has not been well after her husband killing nine years ago in Edgware and her fall in 2016 was linked to the
depression and trauma she has continued to face
To make matters, she has faced serious financial constraints and no one in the MQM factions & MQM London, MQM Pakistan or PSP & to look
Her cancer diagnosis three years later suggests that she has not recovered from the fatal fall of December 2016 and the cancer is likely to
be as a result of her previous injuries, which have largely been left untreated.Only a few days ago, Geo News revealed in a major
investigation that Dr Imran Farooq widow is living in extreme poverty with her two sons in Edgware in a derelict building, above a mechanic
shop.This correspondent had met Shumaila Farooq outside a clinic in Central London where she walked with help from her sons and crutches but
declined to answer questions.It seemed clear at that time that Shumaila Farooq is partially paralyzed but it was not known even to her that
she is a cancer patient and may not have a long time to live.In this new fatefully tragic twist, Shumaila Farooq has been left in a
situation where she has nobody to care for her children if she takes the treatment
If she does not take the treatment, there may be nobody left to care for her children
The real tragedy is that she and her sons are the victims of terrorism who have had to endure grief, poverty and denial of justice alone
and yet society has turned a blind eye to their non-stop tragedy.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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