When R had suicidal thoughts and a feeling of hopelessness, she finally sought help and was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety disorder. Read on to find out how she coped with her illness and how it relates to chronic pain due to migraines…
Pranay Rangra, 34 from Mumbai was diagnosed with Stage 2 Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He shares his journey of dealing with cancer, the side effects of treatment and getting back into the workforce with the support of his family and colleagues
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Hitesh Chowhan, 52 from Bengaluru, shares the challenges of bringing up his son Rishi diagnosed with Autism and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a rare disease. The constant struggle to make him independent and as comfortable as possible. And of course…
Suzanne Sangi is a 22-year-old who was recently diagnosed with Lupus, a chronic illness, which damages many parts of the body, including the joints, kidneys and heart. Here she talks about the pain that you can’t always see, and healing that you can…
A chance order by a staff at his vocational centre became a business venture for Kabir Kumtha, a young man with autism. Parul Kumtha, Kabir's mom, founder trustee of Forum for Autism tells us about Kabir's Kreations and helps us with interviewing…
Wheelchair user computer whiz Pratyush, 24, born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, excelled at prestigious institutes like IIT Bombay and Columbia University, and recently got a job at Microsoft. His mother Srilakshmi Nalam talks of overcoming…
Shampa Maitra, 48, a Mumbai-based professional, faced the travails of insomnia, which started in her late teens and lasted for over 25 years. How did she finally get over her addiction to sleeping pills?
When were you diagnosed with Insomnia?…
As part of our Raksha Bandhan series, Aaryamann and Aarshia share nuggets of what makes their sibling relationship as special and adorable as any other brother-sister relationship.
Aarshia,11 is a sprightly young girl who has also starred in…
is the brotherly advice from Nishant to Nivriti. As part of the Raksha Bandhan series, the brother-sister duo of Nishant, a young autistic adult and Nivriti share what their relationship means to them
Nishant Sriram, 22 is an intern at AMAZE,…
