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Image: Varda harneja in different postures of running
I Feel Trapped Inside My Body With No Escape
Varda, 34 who lives with the challenges of Myasthenia Gravis took to running to regain muscle strength. As she says: "I chose to run not because it is easy, but because it is hard!" She shares her fight against this neuro-muscular condition.…
Mariyam with her father in a nice outside setting
It Brought Perspective To My Father’s Illness and Its Impact On My Life
Talking and writing about health related experiences is still not common in Asia.  This International Women’s Day, we reach out to three dynamic women who share their experience as patient or caregiver to understand their motivations. In the…
Kirtida talking at a Sjogrens Patient Support Group Meeting
To Encourage Other Women To Stop Feeling Guilty or Ashamed
Talking and writing about health related experiences is still not common in Asia.  This International Women’s Day, we reach out to three dynamic women who share their experience as patient or caregiver to understand their motivations. In the…
Sangeeta reliving memories with her father with Parkinson's
It Was Cathartic and Fun To Relive Old Memories
Talking and writing about health related experiences is still not common in Asia.  This International Women’s Day, we reach out to three dynamic women who share their experience as patient or caregiver to understand their motivations. We kick…
Shital Bhatkar with Aarya Bhatkar, with LSD Neimann Pick Storage Disorder
You are Left out in the Cold with Rare Diseases
When a child is diagnosed with a rare disease, it is most agonising and traumatic for parents, especially because they are left alone and helpless. Shital Bhatkar, whose son Aarya succumbed to Niemann-Pick Disease, narrates her long, harrowing time…
Omkar who has Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) climbing a tree
He Thinks Blood Tests, Medications and Restrictions Are A Way Of Life
Deepa Kannan, who has an 8-year-old son suffering from a rare condition called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), bares her heart and mind about all her family has been through in trying to cope with the disorder and also about how she is…
Divya Parashar as she looks today
It Takes A Lot Of Hard Work To Keep The Kilos Away
Dr Divya Parashar, Head of Rehabilitation Psychology, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, shares about her own battle with weight issues and how her loss of the extra kilos also invited flak. This is me, 12 years ago, when we were packing to…
Pic shows Aditi sitting confidently with her vitiligo patches
Vitiligo is Nothing to be Ashamed About
Aditi Goel, 30, a budding food entrepreneur, recounts how the tough upbringing of her parents helped her come to terms with her vitiligo and how she is ready to pull the punches when faced personally or professionally with discrimination because of…
Daily Exercise and Yoga Help Me Control The Difficulties of Parkinson’s Disease
Raju PK,60 from Ernakulam, Kerala deals with Parkinson’s Disease in his own way, sticking to proper medication and exercises. He shares his hacks and tips to facilitate movement in the house. Please tell us a bit about your condition. I am suffering…