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How I Handle Diabetes During Festivals
Festivals with their abundance of rich sweets and savouries can usually be a tough time for persons with diabetes. Persons with diabetes and their spouses share their experience of keeping blood glucose levels under control during festive…
Each of His Activities Add to His Achievement
Sharan Delhiwala, who was born with Down Syndrome, has always been encouraged to live an engaged, healthy and productive life. His mother, Parini, writes about the challenges he dealt with and and how her son enjoys trying out different activities…
Mr Surana a stroke survivor seated ready to start his physiotherapy
Twin Pillars of My Stroke Recovery: Hardwork And Willpower
Mr Bhawarlal Surana, 69 from Mumbai had a brain stroke at work. Fortunately he spotted the signs and acted fast. He shares the challenges he faced post-stroke and his mantra for a strong recovery. Please tell us a bit about your condition. I am a…
How Can I Cope With Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss
Miscarriage or loss of pregnancy is never the fault of the woman. Kavita Nehemiah, who suffered a miscarriage in her first pregnancy, has co-founded a social community to help women navigate life through baby loss and grief and understand this.…
woman with MS with a mask covering her face and holding a walker
Wanted to Get Rid of My Walker But Covid Struck
Sapna Punjabi, who has Multiple Sclerosis, has been deeply affected by the long Covid lockdown. Her limbs have become weak and stiff in the absence of physiotherapy leaving her a dependent again. Here she prays for an end to the pandemic so that she…
Inspired by Hurdle Racers To Deal With Young Onset Parkinsons Disease
Five years back when she was diagnosed with an early onset of Parkinson’s Disease, much to her disbelief, Sunandita, 45, had everything going for her. Since then, it has been an uphill task living with a condition that has cramped her lifestyle in…
Profile pic of the author Shambhavi in a red dress framed in a blue and lavender background with a butterfly on the top left corner
"I am okay if Lupus is in the body, I am just not okay if it is in the head"
Shambhavi Chaudhary is a gutsy young lady living with Lupus who decided that life is too beautiful to allow a condition, however debilitating, to take control of her. Accordingly, she started pursuing a normal and active routine and also went…
I Am Working Hard to Survive My SMA
Dr PA Abhinand, 33, with spinal muscular atrophy, who has been on a wheelchair since a teenager, completed his PhD, works as a lecturer and is driven by a never-surrender mindset. Here, he talks about how sometimes life can be depressing and cruel…
Fibromyalgia management lived experience
Fibromyalgia Has Been A Catalyst To Understand What I Truly Value
Nine years ago, Shruti Singh, 39, was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, an invisible chronic illnesses, that changed her identity from a career woman and passionate outdoor person to a homebound individual. Today, with active rehabilitation she has taken…