Hrishita Gupta, 23 years old is a teacher in Siliguri and has lived with a Juvenile Lupus diagnosis since 2014. She shares her experience of managing this complicated condition and how she copes with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
Diagnosis
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A. Alphonse Prabhu Roy, 60, was diagnosed at a young age with two chronic autoimmune disorders, Lupus and Sjogren’s Syndrome, with multiple complex symptoms, the most challenging being dry mouth and brain fog. Narrating his experience, he said both…
Rajat Subhra Biswas, 56 years old from Kolkata has lived with multiple myeloma and has even gone through a BMT surgery. He talks about his journey.
I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in September 2018. I am currently in remission.
What were the…
Vibha Gupta, 49 originally from Delhi and now in Chicago, USA, lives with multiple chronic illnesses like Sjogren's and heart failure. She shares her journey of learning about her illness, the lifestyle changes that help her cope and why she thinks…
Rajeev K Gupta, who lives with Parkinson’s, recounts his own experiences with many surprising and not so well-known non-motor symptoms of PD like sleep behaviour disorders which can be a nightmare and others like facial masking, speech problems,…
Harvinder Kumar, a 33-year-old farmer from Aligarh, diagnosed with acute promyleocytic leukemia, was brought in a critical state to AIIMS Hospital, Delhi. With timely medical attention, he was given a second lease of life. Read about the teamwork…
Usha Jesudasan, a prolific writer of deeply motivational books and articles, affected by polio, diabetes and breast cancer, started using a wheelchair recently after a very active life. On her eighth breast cancer anniversary, she builds hope from…
Anita Mody, an active grandmother and housewife wakes up one day with suspicious pain in her legs. A week later, she is unable to walk, move or feel her legs. A rare and progressive nerve disorder called Guillian-Barre Syndrome changes her life with…
We speak to a few young adults with Down Syndrome who voice their opinion on World Down Syndrome Day 2023. The theme for 2023 ‘With Us Not For Us’ champions that people with disabilities have the right to be treated fairly and have the same…
