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“I was open to anything, just trying to find things to help me stay alive,” said Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott describes how counting off his radiotherapy sessions like runs in cricket and Feng Shui helped him survive cancer http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/11080199/Geoffrey-Boycott-reve…
Tribute : Man who revived life with music : Mahesh Mahadevan
“TO LIVE in the hearts of those we leave behind is never to die,” said Robert Orr. Forty seven-year-old Mahesh Mahadevan, composer and music director, who passed away on October 29, 2002, has certainly immortalized himself in the hearts of his…
Powerful Self-Portraits Reveal Artist's Descent Into Alzheimer's Disease
Utermohlen's self-portraits provide a stark look at the devastating effects of Alzheimer's. As the artist struggled to keep in touch with the world around him, his works became flatter, more abstract, with a new loss of details and spatial…
Men get Arthritis, too
Living with RA is living with pain but “Don’t let the disease define you”. RA causes pain in his hands, but he plays the piano every day to keep his fingers moving and his brain active. http://www.everydayhealth.com/news/men-get-arthritis-…
During my wedding ceremony (kanyadaan), my mother walked off
"I feel angry at times that we did not receive good guidance from the doctors whom we first approached and sometimes I redirect the anger at myself for not doing enough of reading up when so much of information is available on the Internet." …
Mothering your mother
Paro has been caring for her mother, 86, who has dementia, for the last six years. She is frequently found in doctor’s waiting rooms and has their numbers on speed dial. She tells us what she has learnt from the experience. • Above all…
Medication and meditation
High cholesterol and heart trouble ran in her family. But Varsha Marfatia, 85, didn’t let it control her life, says her grand-daughter Utsa Shah.  Tell us about your grandmother’s condition.  She had high cholesterol leading to…
Breathing Easy
Dubai-resident Indu, 48, tells us how she managed her asthma and is now medication-free. When were you diagnosed with asthma?  I was first diagnosed when I was around 11-years of age. Then, for the second time around age 44. …
Cancer survivor, 12, rewarded for selflessly volunteering to help other patients
Cancer survivor Lam Yi-ning is only 12 years old. She was diagnosed with cancer when she was just seven. She underwent brain surgery, four chemotherapy sessions and 30 radiotherapy sessions. Despite frequent headaches and impaired vision,…