Hope Floats

Raising awareness about cancer takes up most of Ray’s time now. She has associated herself with several related charities,working on awareness programmes on stem cell therapy and participates in public discussions in Toronto,to exchange notes on cancer-related topics. There are also plans to bring out a book on the story of her own recovery. “I began blogging during the illness to record my experience. I intend to pursue it because it is a lovely way to channel one’s feelings. I have not thought of a title yet but it will be about my experiences as a cancer survivor,” she says. Ray,who is mostly remembered for her role in Deepa Mehta’s Water,last featured in an Indo-Canadian production Cooking with Stella,directed by Dilip Mehta,where she portrayed the role of a Canadian diplomat’s wife. She is now eager to get her acting and modeling career back on track. “But I am in no hurry. I have received acting offers but am not looking at them keenly at the moment. I will know when the time is right,” says Ray,who will be staying in Mumbai for a few months to begin shooting for a television series on travel for the Discovery channel.

What is on her priority list,however,is ‘building relationships’. There’s her new boyfriend Brett Wilson,a Canadian philanthropist whom she was introduced to by one of her close friends,and a long list of family and friends she intends to spend more time with. “Work can wait. It is not the most over-riding thing in life. Building people to people contacts is more meaningful for me,” she signs off.