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Colon cancer survivor wearing a red shirt and black suit and the text Accepting and managing the stoma bag
Managing My Siamese Twin (The Stoma Bag)
Ramendra Kumar who has previously shared his experiences with colon cancer and believes in the power of humour, writes about the challenges of learning to live with the stoma bag. Read the first part of Ramendra's cancer story and the second part…
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…
Profile pic of Ramendra Kumar who has colon cancer in a pink shirt and grey jacket
Resilience Was The Only Option For Dealing With Colon Cancer!
Ramendra Kumar is a motivational speaker and an award winning author.  A positive person, he has also taken his ongoing battle with colon cancer in his stride. He talks about how he balances both his worlds. I am an engineer and an MBA who had…
A woman, a cancer survivor of cervical and colorectal cancers sitting on a sofa
Ten Years After Cervical Cancer
B V Lakshmi, a resident of USA, reflects on her decade long journey with three cancers - cervix cancer, colon cancer and rectum cancer, living with the complexities of the ileostomy bag and discovering the healing power of the mind. Read about how…
An elderly and spectacled couple Mr Pranab Basu in a blue striped shirt with his wife in an orange blouse and a cream sari
Palliative Treatment Ensures Good Quality of Life
Mr Pranab Kumar Basu shares his experience of being the sole caregiver of his wife, who had metastastic colon cancer, and how he succeeded in keeping her mentally strong and cheerful till the end. I have been the sole caregiver for my wife who was…
The Best Tips Come From Cancer Patients and Survivors
The Best Tips Come From People Who Have Beaten Cancer
This World Cancer Day, cancer survivors and PatientsEngage contributors share advice based on their lives experience on how best to deal with a cancer diagnosis. #WeCanICan #WorldCancerDay #WCD2018 What would you tell a person who just learned of…
Colorectal Cancer Survivor Nita Patel sitting on a chair in a house coat that hides her colostomy bag with her husband
Learning to Live with the Colostomy Bag
Nila, 80 from Ahmedabad talks about how a mild gastro issue led to a life altering diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer and how she learnt to live with a colostomy bag and a modified lifestyle. And her coping mantras. Please tell us a bit about your…
My Win over Stage 3 Colorectal Cancer
Usha Jerome, who was diagnosed with upper rectal cancer at 62, talks candidly about her symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and how she heroically fought the darkest period of her life. Where shall I begin? Perhaps with Dr Naresh Bhat, an eminent and…
Three-time Cancer Survivor Stresses Staying Positive
B V Lakshmi, who has put up a courageous fight against cancer three times, appreciates life profoundly and says the mind has miraculous power to even change the effect of the DNA. My mother was milking the cow when she had her pains and I was…