How Alzheimer’s Changed Our Lives -Ms.Nishi Pulugurtha Our lives changed one day in November eight years ago. That day was like any other normal day. I left for work as usual. Amma was at home. On reaching work I called her up as I normally did. The phone went unanswered. Amma must have gone out,... Continue Reading →

My tryst with invisible illnesses is almost lifetime long Ms.Pooja Priyamvada. My late father would call me “fragile bones.” Health was always a concern for me, and my immune system was always weak. After years of misdiagnosis as tuberculosis of the bones, I was correctly diagnosed years later with having Osteoid Oesteoma when I was... Continue Reading →

Caregiving experience-Lessons learnt -Ms.Sujata Pant My sister Sunaina passed away just 10 days before her 58th birthday. She suffered from GIST cancer for close to 3 years. It is one of the most debilitating and painful diseases, aggressively attacking the entire body and the mind too. Some of the things which helped us cope and... Continue Reading →

COPING WITH LOSS OF A PARENT-Dr.Dallep Mukharji 1974 was a very special year in my life. I got married on 22nd February and in September my wife and I were to go to London for my postgraduate studies. I had got a scholarship at a prestigious University College. There was so much to look forward... Continue Reading →

My close encounter with death-Dr.V.Sridharan I really don’t know how to start this! I have some doubts if this will be of use to others not because I think it is exclusive but because “I” actually didn’t “do” anything!! My background is like this: I come from a very orthodox traditional Hindu family and my... Continue Reading →