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A young lady in a white shirt and black pants standing on a hilly road. She has a genetic and rare autosomal disorder Benign Hereditary Chorea
Parental Support For A Young Adult With A Rare Disorder
After running from pillar to post, the Hosangady family finally found their daughter’s diagnosis of a genetic and rare disorder termed Benign Hereditary Chorea. That was 7 years ago. Today Nishka is a young woman living her life and reaching new…
Love and Support Are As Good as Medicines for Cancer
Mrs Hsu*, age 47 has been a caregiver for 12 years to her husband Mr. Hsu, diagnosed with rare neuroendocrine cancer. Read how they both took control of his cancer journey and became a firm believer that with good knowledge and support, we can help…
Stroke During My Pregnancy Was A Wakeup Call
Shailaja Buvaneswari S,38 suffered a stroke during her second pregnancy, a sudden attack without any warnings, whatsoever. She talks about how she slowly recovered and got back her strength to look after her children and family. Please tell us a bit…
Lessons From My Mental Illness Journey
Anuradha Sridhar is a Corporate professional with multi-sectoral domain experience over the last 17 years. After her third psychotic episode, she took a career break to focus on her mental health and associated treatment. It gave her time to…
Young woman with specs in front of a leafy plant
Strange Symptoms of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Suzanne Sangi, 26, was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension causing severe headaches, ringing in her ears with a daunting possibility of going blind. Here she talks about her treatment and renewed…
Colon Cancer Survivor Ramendra with family
Positivity And Relationships Make Each Day Worth Living
Ramendra Kumar has fought colon cancer with all its adversities, and continues to do so. His story, together with his daughter’s version, puts together the rollercoaster ride that he and family went through the last few months. He shares what keeps…
Mohit Gupta in a white shirt and trousers standing in front of a glass window covered partially by a curtain. Behind the glass window is a green garden
Learning To Be Independent With Tech Support
Mohit Gupta, 34 from Delhi is visually impaired since birth. He has learnt to overcome his vision problems by adopting assistive technologies which help him negotiate his professional and personal space.  How would you like to introduce…
I Am Scared To Go Down the Path of Illness
Author and writer Usha Jesudasan illustrates, with a parable of Chicken Little who believes the world is coming to an end, how illness related anxiety can get difficult. Here she offers some tried and tested tips that have worked for her to come out…
Side view of a woman with short hair and rheumatoid arthritis holding her hands together
How I Proactively Manage Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rashne Dubash, 76 year old from Mumbai shares her journey of living with Rheumatoid Arthritis for over two decades. She talks about her symptoms, how she manages her health and the lessons learnt. Rashne Dubash is an energetic vibrant person who…