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In 2009, Canadian musician Vivek Mehmi felt pangs of excruciating pain near his liver, and his skin flared up in a rash. Soon after, the 38-year old artist was misdiagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), a debilitating liver ailment that comes with a life expectancy of 9 to 18 years. The ordeal lasted nearly a year and a-half, until doctors told Mehmi that he did not have PSC. \u201cI\u2019ve seen over 20 plus doctors since this has all gone down and it has not been easy,\u201d he says. \u201cI can\u2019t even explain how painful it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The ebb and flow of health challenges continued for Mehmi until 2018. The issue became insurmountable. Mehmi had no choice but to quit his full-time job in event management, and move out of his downtown Toronto condo to live with his parents in Mississauga. Mehmi had already turned to music for healing prior to the relocation, but moving back home with his parents gave him the necessary time to reflect on his next move. That\u2019s when he launched the artist collective Humble & Hungry, a platform for budding artists to showcase their passion for music. It is also a space where Mehmi shares his knowledge of overcoming and dealing with life\u2019s many challenges, primarily through music \u2013 a force for healing, he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a form of healing expression. You can talk to someone \u2013 I\u2019ve seen therapists, I have really supportive parents, and a network of really good friends. But you can only talk so much,\u201d Mehmi says, pointing out that music is a form of therapy for him. In continuing with his entrepreneurial endeavours, Mehmi recently launched an online store through the ShopHERE Powered By Google Program. The program gives small Canadian businesses an opportunity to expand their online presence. The program was launched amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken a toll on traditional brick-and-mortar shops. The program sets up business owners with an e-commerce platform using Shopify. And it\u2019s free.<\/p>\n

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Mehmi adds he wants his music to make people strive for greatness.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI want to inspire people \u2013 when people reach out and say they\u2019re inspired to be better because of me, it feels great. I want people to know that sometimes you\u2019ll get knocked down but it\u2019s all happening for your higher purpose, to help guide you,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cYou can overcome challenges, you can overcome uncertainties,\u201d he adds, pointing to his own journey of tackling chronic health issues, which led Mehmi towards music.\u00a0Mehmi\u2019s journey of healing through his music continues. He says the journey has taught him that many of the answers we are looking for live within us. \u201cAs soon as I saw a symptom, I felt I had to call a doctor. I\u2019m now finding that the answers are within me,\u201d Mehmi says, adding that in seeking answers to his mysterious ailment, he has tried alternative forms of medicine.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Mehmi\u2019s journey and music, cliquer ici<\/a>. To view his merchandise, cliquer ici<\/a>. If you would like to learn more about the ShopHERE Powered By Google Program, cliquer ici<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18077,"template":"","shophere-industry":[19385],"class_list":["post-88546","shophere-post","type-shophere-post","status-publish","hentry","shophere-industry-creative-cultural-i-e-artist-musician-etc"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMississauga Musician Finds Healing Through His Music - Digital Main Street<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Humble and Hungry is a Digital Main Street ShopHERE Program powered by Google Graduate and musican ready to share his talent online.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/fr\/shophere-post\/humble-and-hungry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mississauga Musician Finds Healing Through His Music\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Humble and Hungry is a Digital Main Street ShopHERE Program powered by Google Graduate and musican ready to share his talent online.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/fr\/shophere-post\/humble-and-hungry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Digital Main Street\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DigitalMainStreet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-07T14:46:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vivek-Mehmi-Tank-Top-768x1024.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@digital_mainst\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimation du temps de lecture\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/fr\/shophere-post\/humble-and-hungry\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/fr\/shophere-post\/humble-and-hungry\/\",\"name\":\"Mississauga Musician Finds Healing Through His Music - 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