Akriti’s journey is not just about illness—it’s about courage, loss, rebuilding, and finding meaning in the most fragile moments of life.

At just 23, when life is usually filled with dreams and beginnings, Akriti was confronted with something she never saw coming—diagnosis of kidney disease. A diagnosis that quietly altered the course of her life.

What followed was a whirlwind. Within a year her condition worsened and she required either lifelong dialysis or kidney transplant. The world, once steady, had suddenly shifted—but she chose to fight. She underwent kidney transplant. And for a while, things felt hopeful again. Life regained its rhythm. There was healing, there was strength, and there was gratitude.

But life, as it often does, had more in store.

After the storm of COVID, complications struck again. The transplanted kidney—her second chance of life —stopped functioning due to infection. It was another devastating blow. Since then, Akriti has been on dialysis for the past two years—living between machines, time slots, and an unspoken endurance that few truly understand.

Yet, in the middle of this physical battle, something beautiful emerged.

Writing became her refuge. What began as a quiet habit in her school days transformed into a powerful voice after her transplant. Facing mortality so closely changed her perspective—it made her pause, reflect, and feel deeply.

Poetry became her language of survival.

Through verses and essays, she began to process pain, fear, hope, and resilience. Her words started reaching beyond hospital walls—finding space in literary journals across India and even internationally. What once was personal became universal.

And today, that journey has come full circle.

Akriti is now a published author with Seagull Books, a globally recognized publication house based in Kolkata, London, and New York. Her story—once written in hospital files—is now written in books that will touch countless lives.

Behind this journey stands not just her strength, but also the guidance and care of experts like Dr. Anuja Porwal, whose support plays a vital role in helping patients like Akriti navigate the complexities of chronic kidney disease with dignity and hope.

Akriti’s story reminds us that even when life breaks you down to your core, you can still create something profoundly meaningful from the pieces.

She didn’t just survive.

She wrote her way through survival.