On World Cancer Day, our contributors shared how cancer has changed their perspective and outlook towards life, irrespective of whether it turned their lives upside down or not. You can also read their detailed cancer journeys by clicking on…
World Cancer Day announced the Upside Down Challenge. Anita Nanda reflects on how cancer has changed her forever. And what gives her hope and keeps her resilient.
How has cancer turned your life upside down?
Cancer diagnosis is a life changing event…
Karthika Ramachandran narrates her story of pain of living with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), and the strength and resilience that helped her manage the whole process of PAH treatment and lung transplant recovery. What started as a habit of…
Binny*, a 57 year old woman from Mumbai shares her experience of living with a stoma bag after a diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer and the lifestyle changes she has to make to live life to the fullest. And practical and useful tips on travel, diet and…
Pragya Prasun Singh, 42 is an acid attack survivor, and it has taken multiple surgeries and immense support from her family to help her cope. Her organization Atijeevan Foundation focuses on comprehensive rehabilitation for burn victims and also…
Mansi, 22 was still a teenager when she was first diagnosed with Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease. She feared it would limit her hopes and aspirations but over time, she has learned to carve her way around this debilitating disease. She shares…
A wife and caregiver shares the challenges of her husband living with G6PD (Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) deficiency and how it has impacted his health and their family. This is their story.
My husband Vincent* has G6PD deficiency – a condition…
As an older mother of 36 yrs, along with tumultuous family circumstances, Disha faced a fair amount of anxiety related to breastfeeding. This is her journey of those anxieties and how she was able to overcome them to enjoy the experience of feeding…
Friendship does not mean sharing good times only. When friends are with you during your worst phase, helping you to stand up, all the time directing you to take the right decisions, it takes on a different meaning. On this Friendship Day, three…
