Hemalatha Rao was diagnosed with a hole in her heart at the age of three. Since then she has dealt with a slew of conditions and has even undergone a heart and double lung transplant in the midst of the Covid Pandemic. She shares her experience and…
Mili Vakilna, 22 is a hotel management student who underwent a very rare combined heart and double lung transplant at the tender age of 20. She recalls her challenges through school and the pre and post transplant period. Plus what helped her…
Dr. Vidisha Vallabh, 34 from Dehradun shares in great detail the challenges of living with Pulmonary Hypertension, dealing with the emotional challenges, the support of her family and how she has had to relook at her priorities and learn to accept…
Roshni Chaudhari, 28 who was born with a congenital heart disease, has spent the last 20 years of her life coping with the challenges associated with Pulmonary Hypertension. She talks about her journey to acceptance and about her dreams.
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Dr Kalyani Nityanandan, 85-year-old cardiologist, who lives independently, shares with us some valuable tips on how to prepare yourself for cardiac emergency and keep spirits up during the Covid-19 lockdown.
By the time my mother was a senior…
Rohan Kapoor*, 42 from Delhi has been dealing with Obstructive Sleep Apnea disorder for last fifteen years, and uses a CPAP machine to get undisturbed sleep.
Please tell us a bit about your condition
I have been living with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (…
Rehan Issa, son of Badar, recounts how the family took a bold decision to let his mother to be the first patient for a cutting-edge technique to cure her diseased heart valve. Read the build-up to the critical operation.
It was November, 2017. My 83…
Prof Anita Ghai, a leading disability rights activist and academic reflects on her own life, her life with polio, rheumatic heart disease and breast cancer and her persistent struggles with undesirable societal attitudes towards…
Jyotsna Kumar, was living with Sensiro Neural Deafness. But the birth of her child with congenital heart defect and cerebral palsy changed her priorities in life.
Jyotsna, tell us about your condition.
I was diagnosed with Sensiro Neural…