In India, child therapy takes place behind closed doors without any parental supervision or social regulation. Are we wating for something untoward to happen to these vulnerable kids, asks outraged mother Preetha Anoop and …
A poem by Rita Banik, Founder, RACE to rein-in-cancer
The never uttered word CANCER
The word that fills our heart with grief
Turns our feet cold with fear
The word that haunts and shatters …
How long shall we go on fearing?
How long…
Ovarian cancer survivor, Meghna, 30, tells you why. Here, she shares her experience – symptoms and treatment – and her learnings.
Please tell us a bit about your condition.
I have a rare form of ovarian cancer called Granulosa Cell Tumour…
Rajita, now 42, looks back on her ‘shock’ diagnosis and treatment, and how she kept going through rough chemo sessions.
Please tell us a bit about your condition and your history.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 31…
Breast cancer survivor and founder of RACE to rein-in-cancer, Rita Banik talks about how cancer changed her life and why she is passionate about helping others. Here, her thoughts on getting a second opinion, staying active, yoga… and more…
What do you do and where do you start when you get a diagnosis for autism? Hear it from Juhi Ramani, co-founder of I Support Foundation, which offers education for special needs children and the underprivileged.
“I remember all the…
“On paper, I am better: I no longer have cancer… But off paper, I feel far from being a healthy 26-year-old woman,” said Suleika Jaouad in a New York Times article Lost in transition after cancer, documenting her battered and traumatised…
Although an estimated 176 million women around the world suffer from the‘secret plague’, too few primary care doctors know how to diagnose it and the specialists to whom they are sent are ill-informed. Read here about Endometriosis
The Guardian’s…
Born with Down’s Syndrome, Dev, now 10, leads a life full of activity and learning. His mother, Parul Kala, shares their journey towards self-reliance.
Dev came into this world on June 29th, 2005. At birth he was diagnosed with …
