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A Tumour In The Heart And a Cerebral Stroke!
And she still counts her blessings! Bhairavi (not her real name) fainted and lost her vision, speech all at once. Read more to find out how she came to understood the cause and how she resumed painting.  The beginning It all started in…
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Don’t Let Bipolar Blow Your Spirit Away
Author and wellness coach Vijay Nallawala, who has bipolar disorder, has lived with the manic depression symptoms from the tender age of 14. Here he recounts his arduous journey spanning three decades. You have recently authored a book ‘A Bipolar’s…
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"Parents: Do Not Judge Or Assume Your Child's Capability Without Trying."
Anirudh Hattangadi is a 34 year old adult on the autism spectrum who works as an analyst, drives a four wheeler and exhorts autistic youth to learn and be bold. He also has advice for parents.  Tell us a bit about yourself. I am 34 years living…
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Children Would Refuse To Play With Him Because Of His Muscle Bleeds
The growing up years of Vinay Nair, 32, who has haemophilia, was largely marked with moderate or severe bleeding episodes. His mother, Indira, compliments her son’s positive attitude and steadfast determination that have helped him face his health…
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Living With Haemophilia Can Be Managed Effectively
Premroop Alva, 42 lives with a rare hereditary blood disorder - Haemophilia condition. He has extensively worked towards spreading awareness and talks of the travails of the condition and how it should be tackled to lead as normal a life as possible…
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Don't Be Escapist. Don't Be Angry
Jack (name changed to protect identity) is a 60 year old man in Singapore who struggled with reactive depression and is now on the way to recovery. Background Jack was working and living a fairly uneventful life with his wife and 3 daughters, until…
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A Health Check Up Was His Lucky Charm
A year ago, Anand (name changed to protect identity) might easily have been any of the quiet pleasant young corporate professionals that one meets at work, or one of the family men that one sees with their kids in a mall. Except, behind the normalcy…
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I Am Doing All I Can To Avoid Being Bedridden
Shaila Bhagwat, 67 has Parkinson's which affects her right-side. She makes every effort to remain independent and self-reliant with an assorted and strict regimen of exercises, yoga, meditation, laughter and music therapy, gait training, handwriting…
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I Fought Hard to Save my Voice
Sometimes willpower can knock out even health adversities. As in the case of 72-year-old Rajendra M Thakkar, retired General Manager of Reserve Bank of India, who straightened out his speech impairment, a symptom of Parkinson’s, through sheer grit…