Although 80-years-old, my father is putting up a valorous fight to slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease by following an austere exercise regimen, that includes facial scrunches, eye rotation, reading aloud, says daughter Rashmi Saxena.
I…
Jimmy Ong from Singapore relates his personal experiences of being a patient with Type 1 Diabetes and suffering frequent bouts of hypoglycaemia to learn diabetes management the hard way
Early Diagnosis
I was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic in…
International Autism Awareness Day 2016 #autismawareness
Activist Kavitha Krishnamoorthy, who has pioneered several supportive programs to facilitate children with autism explore their creative selves, relates the magical effect music has on her son…
By Vedika Aum, an ongoing survivor of depression
Just let the light in...
Don't block it
Don't hide from it
Don't look through it with unseeing eyes
Don't shut it out
Don't run from it
Don't turn your back to it
Don't create illusions nor excuses to…
Do not let epilepsy scare your dreams away.
This spunky advice comes from 25-year-old Ishira Bubber as she recounts her struggle with epilepsy, unpredictable seizures, loss of childhood and dependence on dozen tablets.
Have you ever wondered…
‘Without saying a word, Dev can speak volumes about love and goodness’ Children are truth personified, feels Parul Kala as she talks about Dev, her son with Down's syndrome.
Last year I had to fill out in Dev’s school notebook " what I…
Ritu Vyas thinks children with Down's Syndrome are no different from others. All they need is patience and understanding for their talents to flourish
D is 11 years old. When he was around 7, his parents noticed he is attracted to…
By Preeti Arora, a mother of a child with Down's Syndrome
My daughter Amber is all of 9 years now and she attends the Navjyoti Special School in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. When she was born under C-section and it dawned on us that she had Down's…
Arun M Sivakrishna's father did not smoke or drink, nor did he chew tobacco. He still got oral cancer. Arun shares a poem from his collection "Songs of a Solitary Tree"
My dad had oral cancer as well other ailments related to heart conditions and…
