The idea of hospice care in my home overwhelmed me. I was very afraid of witnessing her physical deterioration and her death.
At age 99, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Because of her advanced age, there was little to do except make the…
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.
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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,…
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.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Alka Dhupkar, 32, has been living with Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition for 20 years. She says, “We should accept our skin disease and then, as a normal person, we can think and plan our life.” She shares her story and learnings.
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