COPD
How I Balance Elder Care With Self-care
Priya*, a 64-year-old shares her struggles of supporting her 91-year-old mother-in-law’s needs while keeping her safe and cared for as well as finding time for her own interests and priorities. She shares some tips on what worked for her. My mother-…
Painting Comforted Him During COPD Hardships
Filomina Pawar was a caregiver for 10 years to her Belgian artist partner, Eric Weets, who lived with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Here she narrates how till his death she helped him with oxygen cylinders, chicken soup and air…
Each One Of Us Is A Victim And A Perpetrator
Jyoti Pande Lavakare has enough data to make us aware how harmful the air we breathe in is. She put it all together in a book, which is also driven by a personal loss. A relentless activist, she advocates mindful consumption and slow living and…
Pulmonary Rehabilitation And Meditation Get Me Through Each Day
Rahul**, 58 was diagnosed with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis which progressed to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He spoke of his daily challenges and his coping methods and the pulmonary rehabilitation exercises. His wife Mukta shares her…
COPD Has Lead To Breathlessness And Loneliness
Ramesh**, 58 from Mumbai on the challenges of living with COPD for the last 16 years and the effect it had on his lifestyle and his mental health and wellbeing and how he has came to terms with it. Please tell us a bit about your condition…
How Scleroderma Changed My Identity
Neetu, 42 was a software consultant before the onset of Scleroderma transformed her life and identity. She describes her lived experience with Scleroderma, her challenges and the lifestyle changes that work for her. She is now co-founder…
Bipolar or COPD - Never Lose Hope
And QUIT SMOKING. Akhileshwar Sahay, a seasoned industry veteran, has been living with bipolar disorder for the last 2 decades. In this interview, he talks about his troubled journey with multiple chronic illnesses including COPD, Depression,…
I did it! I Finally Quit Smoking
Quitting smoking can be extremely challenging, but it can be achieved if you stay mentally strong. We bring you two smoking cessation success stories of Gavin and Anu who woke up one day and decided not to smoke any more. Find out why and how they…
