From Darkness to Light: A Grandmother’s Journey to Freedom

Team Quikphyt
Feb 27
3 min read

The morning sun filtered through the small, dusty window of her home, casting long shadows on the walls—a home that had once echoed with laughter but now stood eerily silent. At 72 years old, Janki Devi had lived a life of sacrifice, struggle, and silent endurance.

Born in a remote village in India, child marriage was her fate, not her choice. At just 13, she became a wife. By 15, a mother. Education was a privilege she never knew, but hard work was something she embraced. Alongside her husband, she toiled—on the land, in the kitchen, in life—so their two children could have a future she could never even dream of.

But life had its own plans.

In 2018, cancer took her husband, slowly, painfully, despite all the prayers, the temple visits, and the quiet sobs muffled in her pillow at night. When he was gone, so was her last reason to hold herself together. Her children had moved away, their own families and careers pulling them far from her.

Loneliness crept in, settling into her bones like a cold she couldn’t shake off.

Her body, once strong from years of struggle, began to betray her. The pain in her back grew unbearable—slip discs, arthritis, spondylosis—all piling up like unpaid debts. She had surgery, but the recovery was cruel. Every step felt like walking on shattered glass.

Then came diabetes, the cruel companion of old age. Cramps seized her legs at night, jerking her awake, leaving her gasping, clutching her knees in agony. Sleep became a distant memory. The long nights of solitude were filled with discomfort, her mind trapped in the past, reliving old wounds.

She had accepted her fate—a life of pain, of waiting, of mere existence.

But fate wasn’t done with her yet.

A New Beginning at 72

It was December 2024 when her son mentioned a place called QUIKPHYT Health Hub & Gym. A gym? At her age? The very thought made her scoff, what will people think. Gyms were for the young, the strong, the privileged. Not for old, frail, broken women like her.

But the son insisted. “Just try once.”

And so, with trembling hands and hesitant steps, she went.

What she found was not just a gym—but a family, a movement, a new lease on life.

For the first time, someone listened to her pain. The experts at QUIKPHYT didn’t push her to lift weights or run on treadmills. They taught her how to move again, without pain.

They guided her through simple movements, stretching, strengthening, correcting her posture—undoing decades of neglect in small, gentle steps.

The Transformation

On the advice of the experts, she began taking nutritional supplements, the vitamins she had unknowingly lacked for years. Magnesium for her cramps, Vitamin D and Calcium for her bones, Omega-3 for her joints. Small changes, big miracles.

Within weeks, she noticed something strange.

She slept better. The cramps faded. The pain wasn’t as sharp anymore.

Then one day, something happened that she had given up on long ago—she walked without help.

No stumbling. No hand gripping the wall for support.

Just her, standing tall.

Tears filled her eyes. Not from pain, but from something she had long forgotten—pride.

A Life Reclaimed

Now, every morning, she looks forward to going to the gym. The same woman who once believed she was too old, too weak, too broken—now moves with strength, grace, and confidence.

She has friends—people who cheer her on, who celebrate her small victories.

She has purpose—to live, to move, to enjoy life, not just survive it.

And most importantly, she has herself—not as a widow, not as a patient, not as a burden.

But as Kamla Devi. A warrior. A survivor. A woman reborn.