Mardy Fish helping to destigmatize mental illness with return to tennis
The former world No 7 is giving a new face and voice to the millions who struggle with anxiety disorders. The toughest battles of Mardy Fish’s tennis career have been at far closer range: inside himself. Fish, 33, spent time as the highest-ranked…
Before I go - Time warps for a young surgeon with metastatic lung cancer
By Paul Kalanithi, M.D., a neurosurgeon and writer. Though never a smoker, he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2013. Paul died in March, 2015. He is survived by his wife Lucy and their daughter Cady. A few paragraphs that stood out for me…
My excitement about life lets me forget the pain
It’s impossible to imagine that super-tough fitness instructor Neha was once immobile with rheumatoid arthritis. She shares her story – from pain to power. Like many of us do, I have clear, early images of myself. I was never a fat girl,…
Colon cancer at 27 did not stop her aiming for 5Km
Choo Mei Sze from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia surprised doctors with her condition and then even more with her fighting spirit. The TV host/columnist/blogger/emcee shares her tips for coming back stronger than ever. Please tell us a bit…
Oliver Sacks on learning he has terminal cancer
Oliver Sacks, professor of neurology at the New York University of Medicine. He had an ocular melanoma (a rare tumor of the eye), the treatment of which with lasers and radiations left him blind in that eye. On discovering that he had multiple…
I paint to my heart's content and refresh my mind to start each challenging day anew
Mrs Gowri shares her experience as a caregiver of her mother with Dementia I care for my mother, a soft natured but strong willed woman, who had worked for 35 years. Post retirement, a freak accident while gardening, which we now believe…
5 tips to handle the Chinese new year festivities
Juliana Lim has had Type 2 diabetes for 27 years. Here she shares her tips to handle the CNY festive season My way of eating applies consistently throughout irregardless of festive seasons. They are: Eat using the PLATE concept (50% green…
Just bounce back to disciplined care soon - Helpful CNY tips from a person with diabetes
Ling, a person with diabetes from Singapore and a DSS team lead talks of how she deals with Lunar New Year festivities I have to admit I'm not a good example when it comes to Chinese New Year.... I will relax and feast, .... I'm the kind who…
