Jane De Suza’s latest book ‘When the World Went Dark’ weaves a charming story amidst the backdrop of the pandemic with death and loss understood from the consciousness of a nine-year-old child. Our editor Shivani Maheshwari reviews it.
Here is a sweet little book that will make an interesting read for children, as well as adults. It has Covid 19, loss, bereavement, as the framework, and the foreboding title ‘When the World Went Dark’. But it far from a depressing, dry pandemic chronicle.…
8th February was International Epilepsy Day and this year since the theme is "More than seizures", we focus on how it affects children, schooling, adolescence, learning, marriage, pregnancy and more Our panelists were Dr. Pradnya Gadgil - Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Yashoda Wakankar - Neuro counsellor and person with Epilepsy We covered a wide range of topics 02:20 What is epilepsy 04:40 Not all seizures are epilepsy 06:35 Onset of epilepsy…
Shreya Jain, neurodiversity advocate and founder of Reservoir, talks about her brother on the autism spectrum and how she provides financial and legal security solutions to the special needs community. Could you tell us a bit about your brother? How has autism shaped your relationship with him? My brother, Suvrat, was diagnosed with autism at the age of two and a half years. I was about 7 at the time. I remember my mom running across the country with this little baby boy because she thought he…
This World Cancer Day, lets come together to do what we can for a healthier, brighter world without cancer. Here are some simple and useful suggestions by our recent webinar panelists Urvi Sabnis - Dave, Shilpa Aneja, Babita Shivnani, Mehul and Darshini Shah, Hemal and Kashyap Dalal, Pranab Basu, Dr. Vinay Deshmane, Dr. Gauravi Mishra, Dr. Meghana Maruthi, Dr. Rohini Patil Share, Comment, Message to contribute and join a wish for a healthier world
Chitra lyer, a Special Needs Parent and a Trustee at Forum for Autism on the documents required to ensure that the child with special needs is well looked after. The first step is to know exactly which documents are essential, the legal actions needed to protect your child and the correct steps to secure your child’s financial future. Without these, you will always wonder if your Child’s future is secure and whether you will be able to protect him/her legally and financially,…
Every person is fighting some kind of battle in life. Those who live with chronic conditions and still believe in the spirit of living, deserve a special mention. This Republic Day, we salute our patients and survivors for being true heroes and inspiring us to live life to the fullest. #HappyRepublicDay #heroesoflifebattle #inspiration
We know that cancer affects the patient. But do we know how it affects daughters of women who have #breastcancer? Especially when the daughters are in their teens or even younger. We speak to three young women who will share the experience from their perspective and how they coped with it and their suggestions for others in the same situation. Watch our panelists share their feelings and their learnings in this conversation. Anjali Sabnis Aswathy Mariam Varghese Krina Majithiya…
A close look at the myriad issues surrounding Alzheimer’s and Dementia was the focus on the first day of Frame of Mind, a short film contest on mental health, organised by Chennai-based Schizophrenia Research Foundation recently. People with high blood pressure, or hypertension, and diabetes are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer and dementia. There are several lifestyle factors and conditions, particularly high blood pressure, that lead to early onset of neurocognitive decline. This was…
Upto 40% of persons with diabetes develop Kidney Disease. Join us as we speak to an Endocrinologists and Nephrologists in this 3 part series on Diabetic Kidney Disease, one of the major complications of Diabetes. In the webinar we will go through: - Understand how Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease are related - How you can manage diabetes well and prevent Kidney Disease - Understand how both diseases progresses, treatment options - Understand the lifestyle and behaviour changes to…
