40 year old, Gutsy (she chose this name because this journey is all about having guts) had a traumatic brain injury after a road accident that left her in coma for almost three weeks. She describes with tongue firmly in cheek her journey over two…
Her father Ashwin Chinubhai Gandhi, 72 was diagnosed with Oral Cancer stage 3 in March 2024. As a physiotherapist working in the field of cancer, Nipa Shah navigated this condition armed with her professional knowledge and experience. Sitting on the…
A friend’s cancer and a stomach upset triggered Nitika Mehra to test herself and find out she had breast cancer. She spoke to us about her philosophy and approach to dealing with cancer and life after breast cancer.
Please tell us a bit about your…
Rama Sivaram, a 20 year breast cancer survivor, patient navigator and an Independent Cancer Advocate reflects on her own tryst with breast cancer, and 20 years of survivorship and how it has shaped her perspective in life.
Flashback 2004- A…
Rajesh Arora had a brain stroke in 2016 at the age of 51. He recently completed a biking expedition to Umling La Pass, which at 19,024 feet is higher than the Everest Base Camp, riding up to the Pass twice in one day. We spoke to him to understand…
Neeta Vyas is a senior physiotherapist who had breast cancer and now specialises in post-cancer rehabilitation. She talks about her breast cancer and how she dealt with it and what keeps her going.
When were you first diagnosed with the cancer and…
Rekha (name changed on request), 24 and a medical student has been living with dysautonomia since childhood and was also diagnosed with Sjogren’s Disease at the age of 21. She shares the challenges she has faced and how she advocates for herself…
Hemant Mehta, 60 from Mumbai had a heart attack in 2006 and then back to back two brain strokes in 2024. Here he details how his experience has taught him to listen to his body and be vigilant about symptoms. And how that has helped him get to the…
Madhavi Kumar pens the traumatic experience of her husband Ramendra’s sepsis soon after he was diagnosed with cancer and undergone surgery for it. Ramendra’s ileostomy procedure which was expected to be a “much, much simpler operation” but turned…
