Indo-Canadian actor Lisa Ray announced on Monday that she had become a mother to twins Sufi and Soleil, who were born via surrogacy. In an Instagram post, Lisa wrote that she and her husband, Jason Dehni, hope that the stigma attached to surrogacy is removed if more people speak openly about the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cJason and I have chosen to share the intimate story of our surrogacy journey as a way to normalize and embrace fertility possibilities for everyone. It\u2019s not easy but achievable,\u201d she wrote. \u201cTakes a village, and I am grateful for all your love and support (I\u2019m going to be leaning on some of you for mama night outs and baby-sitting backup as I complete my book),\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
Lisa, who first shot to fame when she starred in the music video of late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan\u2019s song, Aafreen Aafreen, went on to star in films such as Kasoor (2001), Water (2005).<\/p>\n
She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2009. After a year-long battle, Lisa was finally declared cancer-free in 2010. Unfortunately, in 2012, she reveals, right after her wedding, she relapsed. Although she is better now, she said in an interview to Hindustan Times that \u201cMost people don\u2019t even know that I relapsed. But I\u2019m too stubborn to be fearful. Okay, I won\u2019t say that I\u2019m not fearful, but I consider fear a passing emotion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Times of India, Lisa said that \u201cAt the moment, my life is full of cascading emotions, attempting to co-ordinate feeding, napping and play schedules while juggling work, self-care, travel and time with friends, family and my hubby. My life has been full of crazy adventures, but right now, I\u2019m experiencing a new level of anarchy and love. I can\u2019t wait to bring our daughters to our home in Mumbai.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said that because of her cancer diagnosis and subsequently being put on a heavy dose of medication, she could not carry children herself. After careful consideration, she and her husband made the decision to pursue surrogacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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