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You are the one, my special educator
- By Seema Lal, a school counsellor and life skills teacher and a child rights activist at TogetherWeCan You came to me, running in glee, and said, "Ma'am I will not get into trouble today! I didn't forget to wear the football uniform! My…
Spinal Tumour patient Deepa Malik first ever paraplegic Indian biker, swimmer, car rallyist, entrepreneur on a wheelchair
From Spinal Tumour Patient to Wonder Woman
Three spinal tumour surgeries could not stop Deepa Malik from being the first ever paraplegic Indian biker, swimmer, car rallyist, entrepreneur who doubles up as a very successful motivational speaker as well. Read this amazing woman's…
I fought breast cancer and won
Says Shachi Marathe, 30, eight years after their unnerving encounter. Her experience.  Age 22, File Number BX9059- Breast Cancer Carcinoma Grade 3… this was my identity for a while.  It was during that time, lying on my hospital bed,…
Parkinsons patient Merwan Zend in front in a light blue shirt and hat walking in front supported by another young man in a darker blue shirt
"Parkinsons Will Not Have Me"
Meet Mr. Merwan Zend, first patient member of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder's Society of India to run the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon. His motto is "I may have Parkinson's but Parkinson's will not have me" On a pleasant…
It is important to talk to people with dementia
Talk to your loved one with dementia; talk to others in your shoes, says Melissa Chan, founder of Project We Forgot, which supports caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Please share your encounter with Alzheimer’s Disease…
Care for the Caregiver
Maya Ramachandran shares her experience as a caregiver to her parents and the learnings she drew from this. Caregiving is soul-satisfying, meaningful, draining and frustrating all at the same time. I had been a caregiver for my father for almost 16…
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Yoga helped me when I developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Says Cindy Payne, who fought against the nerve-damaging autoimmune condition with yoga. I took my first yoga lesson in 1997 more out of curiosity than anything else, since yoga was not yet popular in Singapore. In 2001, I began to study…
Do not assume a person with a disability needs your help
Says Hans Dalal, who has not let cerebal palsy get in the way of his independence and dreams. The tiger conservationist and founder of PROWL (Preservation of Wild Landscapes) talks about social attitudes, self-reliance and what it takes to bring up…
When therapy harms instead of healing
In India, child therapy takes place behind closed doors without any parental supervision or social regulation. Are we wating for something untoward to happen to these vulnerable kids, asks outraged mother Preetha Anoop and …