Imagine participating in a meeting while lying in bed. This is reality for 35-year-old Smitha Sadasivan, who has...
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My special child
What does it take to bring up a child with Asperger’s Syndrome? Mousumi Dutta shares her experience - straight...
A special journey
Margaret and her family moved from one continent to another in search of a better life for their autistic son....
From Can’t to Can with Cerebral Palsy
His parents were told he was mentally retarded, but Siddharth Jayakumar – bank manager, motivational speaker and award-...
I could not explain my condition to my doctors
Her many symptoms – among them exhaustion and weight gain – were ascribed to age and pre-menopause. Alpa Shah, now 42,...
From Athlete To Cardiac Patient - A Series Of Avoidable Events
That’s how Rahul, 49, describes his journey. A journey from an athletic teenager to some one who is now a...
I'll stay off smoking come what may
Asok Mitra, 80, used to smoke almost 100 cigarettes a day. He has been smoke-free for 40 years, but tobacco has...
I wanted to improve my lot in life and take control of my diabetes
From being in denial to Diabetes Support Group member, Christine Lee, 62, talks about her 22-year tryst with diabetes....
Jane Hawking: ‘There were four of us in our marriage’
Joanna Moorhead speaks with Jane Hawking, the former wife and long term carer of the most famous person with Motor...
Digital Tools Enabled Me to Be Independent
Alok Kaushik, now 40, talks about his transition from the life of a sighted person to a blind person. “Start...
