Vasundhara Raghavan is the author of two books on chronic kidney diseases, one of which narrates the life of her son, Aditya, who has lived through dialysis and two transplants. In a detailed interview she talks about the harrowing twists and turns…
Shikha Aleya candidly and meticulously describes her first panic attack, the ensuing anxiety, how she dealt with her anxiety and depression reflects on her support system and the professional team. Her advice for persons in similar situations and…
Sejal Jobanputra, 39 from Mumbai has been on dialysis for the last 13 years after her transplant failed. Strong antibiotics also made her deaf. But she has been fighting CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease), pain and depression all these years like a true…
Devanshi Joshi, 26 from Delhi is now working for nearly 7 years. She is the first employee of Future Group - Big Bazaar with Down Syndrome. She has been feted many times. She does a video interview on her professional experience.
Devanshi has…
Devanshi was born with Down’s Syndrome, but that did not stop her from trying out every opportunity that came her way, says Devanshi’s father, Anil Joshi
Please tell us how and when Devanshi was diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome?
Diagnosis was done…
A divorce can be very stressful and a life-changing event. Deepa* recounts how emotional stress broke her down, took a serious toll on her health and set off frequent epileptic seizures.
Sometimes mental and emotional stress can lead to…
Yashoda Wakankar, who got freedom from epileptic seizures after 23 years post-neurosurgery, has been successfully running a support group and marriage bureau for persons who have epilepsy for over a decade.
I have been living with epilepsy since…
Abhay*, 29 has been battling Type 1 diabetes to the best of his abilities. He shares his trials and tribulations.
Please tell us a bit about your condition
I am living with Type 1 diabetes in India. It is basically a condition in which the pancreas…
Rashmi Sachade, 56 from Mumbai, who was diagnosed with GIST or Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour 15 years ago treats cancer like a paying guest and depends on faith and laughter to see her through her cancer journey.
It was 2004, I noticed that…
