Sejal Jobanputra lost her father to suicide at a time when she herself was grappling with a number of health issues. Even after a decade, she finds it difficult to come to terms with the tragedy.
What were your immediate thoughts when your father…
Nalini Satyanaraya, 72-year-old nonsmoker, was diagnosed with throat (voice box) cancer 10 years back because of exposure to second-hand smoke in her house. Today, as survivor, she has become an energetic tobacco control warrior and counsels…
Balaka Basu, founder of Interstitial Cystitis India, shares the story of her journey of being diagnosed with this chronic and debilitating condition to being the founder of a support group that has helped many in a similar situation.
“Changing…
It all started with a black-out on a staircase. Neeta Seth, walks us through the crooked road to a diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease which kept worsening till she was advised a double lung transplant. A journey of treatment across 3 cities, the…
Read how Aubrey Millet, got off his medication, under the guidance of his doctor and became ‘free of diabetes’ this year after having worked assiduously on his diet and exercise for two decades.
It was in 2000 at age 52 that I was diagnosed with…
Mona Choudhuri considers herself very lucky to have been diagnosed in the early stages of ovarian cancer. Here she shares her experience to help raise awareness of the importance of routine physical examinations and screenings for women. She also…
Divya Gaur from Delhi was devastated when she lost her mother to brain tumour and could not attend the last rites in Bhopal due to the stringent Covid lockdown. Here she pens down her life changing feelings.
No matter how we prepare ourselves,…
Dr. Vidisha Vallabh, 34 from Dehradun shares in great detail the challenges of living with Pulmonary Hypertension, dealing with the emotional challenges, the support of her family and how she has had to relook at her priorities and learn to accept…
Ritika Raotale, a teenager from Surat, relates her agonising treatment for lymphoblastic lymphoma, a fast-growing aggressive cancer, and her tale of triumph over the disease with high dose chemotherapy and a smile.
Before my diagnosis in 2019, I was…
