Ani Sanyal

People like you at this point are usually, you know, laid out in bed.

And that just, you know, goes to speak to, I think, purpose and passion.

And when you have, you know, something that you're so, you

you know, focused on and motivated on, I think it really changes your entire, you know, way you approach life.

Um, but you know, the, the week before I got my diagnosis, I had, um, booked a tour to India.

Essentially I was supposed to be in India for two months, um, working on a Bollywood film and doing a

I got the diagnosis.

The doctor said, you know, wrap it up.

You know, you need to stay home and get healthy.

And I was like, you know what?

We'll deal with that when I get back.

And so I ended up flying out the next week to India with this condition.

And and that was, you know, a whole different story.

But I think just goes to speak to, again, you know, the testament of purpose.

And then, you know, when I got back, it was it was pretty dire and ended up going on dialysis at the age of 24, which, you know, if anyone knows anything about dialysis, it's not an easy thing to do as a young person.

And I spent about six months- What was that like?

From a mental standpoint, it was extremely difficult to be an active person like I was, to be in multiple rooms and multiple people.

I think leading up to that year, I went to dinner with Nas.

I don't know if you're familiar with Nas, but for people who are, I had dinner with Nas.

Nas is one of the most prolific hip-hop artists of all time.