Cardiovascular Diseases
My Disability Took A Back Seat To Motherhood
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…
A Tumour In The Heart And a Cerebral Stroke!
And she still counts her blessings! Bhairavi (not her real name) fainted and lost her vision, speech all at once. Read more to find out how she came to understood the cause and how she resumed painting. The beginning It all started in…
Together, We are Able to Overcome Rejections and Obstacles
Preethi Srinivasan was a young and energetic achiever in every sense of the word, till an accident made her a quadriplegic overnight. On Mother’s Day, Preethi’s mother Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan talks about what it means to be a mother and a friend to…
Keeping Faith
Mdm Zainon's life took an unexpected turn after a hit and run accident in Malaysia. She is now on daily peritoneal dialysis and her faith keeps her going through the difficult phases. Read on here: We all imagine that when the time comes we…
Lucky to Escape Heart Attack Trauma
WORLD HEART DAY To raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases, Mr. KC Patel, 75, shares his experience. Despite a fairly active lifestyle for most of his life, he was referred for emergency quadruple coronary artery by-pass (CABG) surgery for 90…
I Breathe And Sleep Better After I Quit Smoking
Ramesh Koppikar, a heavy smoker for 35 years, made several unsuccessful attempts to quit smoking. It finally took a heart attack for him to break the nicotine addiction and kick the habit for good. Read and share his experience. I started…
The smoke rings are not worth this
Nilakanta Siva recounts how his smoking habit caught up with him later in life well after he had kicked the habit. He now lives without a bladder, prostate, several lymph nodes and a solitary kidney. And wishes he had not started smoking. “Hey, Siva…
Post Card From A Home Far Away
Arun M Sivakrishna's father did not smoke or drink, nor did he chew tobacco. He still got oral cancer. Arun shares a poem from his collection "Songs of a Solitary Tree" My dad had oral cancer as well other ailments related to heart conditions and…
