Two years back, Andrew Hyde suffered a massive stroke and was completely paralysed on one side. But, with phenomenal will power and determination, he got back on his feet and returned to a demanding job. Read his inspirational and life-altering…
“We Decide” is the theme of the World Down Syndrome Day 2020. It highlights how all people with Down syndrome should have full participation in decision making about matters relating to, or affecting, their lives. We speak…
Ranjana Pandey is the mother of Devika Pandey, a confident woman who knows her own mind. On Down’s Syndrome day, the mother recounts how her daughter, despite living with a condition, learnt to develop her own mind and the family’s pro active…
Shalini Gupta talks about her teenage daughter Gayatri, a person with Down’s Syndrome, who has grown up to be an independent young lady because her parents have always given her freedom within limits, something that Gayatri has learnt to appreciate…
Shruti Mukundan is a patient of end stage kidney disease. Here, she chronicles her journey from age 7 to now - dealing with kidney stones, kidney transplant and a more permanent, needle-free dialysis. And shares her dream.
I was just 7 years…
A 74 year old man Swamy* shares his experience of suddenly developing Peripheral Neuropathy, how it has affected his day to day living and the lifestyle changes he has established to help cope better.
I was diagnosed last year in March…
Gagandeep Singh Chandok, 37, who has thalassemia, shares with us the long hours spent at the blood transfusion centre every fortnight and how he keeps himself busy.
I have been receiving blood transfusion from the time when I was one-and-a-half-…
Lata Vaswani, who has a condition called Scleroderma, shares her daily routine to show us how meditation and exercises help her cope with her daily activities and a job that provides satisfaction.
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Morning
My day starts with…
Kavita Pawaskar, 38 had her first symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis when she was 10. She shares the effects of this condition and the impact the increasing disability has on activities of daily living.
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In 1992, when I was 10…
