TOWARDS MINDFULNESS Ashwin Shanker (with Kind Permission) THE HINDU, June 23, 2019 A pocket watch is going through a hypnotizing motion. It happened during yet another terrible day at work. I was frustrated with my boss, who simply wouldn’t listen to my suggestions to better the code we were cracking, and would favour my partner’s... Continue Reading →
Death, Dying and Psychological Health Dr.Amanpreet Kaur*
Death, Dying and Psychological Health Dr.Amanpreet Kaur, Ph.D., M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology* Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross once stated in one of her books, “Dying is nothing to fear. It can be the most wonderful experience of your life. It all depends on how you have lived.” The quote looks astounding on surface level, however; to practice... Continue Reading →
Mindfulness as a form of self-Care in End-of-Life Care Dr. Amanpreet Kaur,
Mindfulness as a form of self-Care in End-of-Life Care Dr. Amanpreet Kaur, Ph.D., M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology* End of Life care is challenging to all persons. This is especially so for professionals and personally working in palliative care settings. I worked in the area of cancer palliative care as part of my Ph.D. in Clinical... Continue Reading →
How close we really are to the edge of the precipice – Thomas Paul
How close we really are to the edge of the precipice Thomas Paul THE HINDU, June 02, 2019 (with kind permission-emphasis added) There’s no gainsaying what the next hour or second may bring; it will take just a moment for the bottom to fall out November 23, 1956. My date of birth was eventful, not... Continue Reading →
Survivor Experiences-Anonymous
Survivor Experiences-Anonymous(March 20, 2019) Cancer Survivor experiences (whatsapp group on My Emotional health- my choice) As I was replying to the message(March 20,2019) by members in the emotional health group, my mind was flooded with all the memories of my treatment days. It's nearly 5 years post diagnosis for me. I was just wondering how... Continue Reading →
RESURGENCE-Ms.Bhushan Sharma
Resurgence Ms. Bhushan Sharma My father suffered a massive brain stroke, hemorrhage, (at the age of seventy) and he was in coma for more than a month. As per doctor’s advice, we brought him home. The spill was acute and that may or may not recover or at least would take a long time as... Continue Reading →
Moving Beyond Cancer-NCI
Moving Beyond Cancer Living with a diagnosis of cancer is recognised as challenge at the physical, psychological, economic, family, society and spiritual levels. This recognition of the needs has resulted in a number of programmes to support the survivors. An effort by the National Cancer Institute is noteworthy for the exploration of the different methods... Continue Reading →
Sharing of experiences are empowering for others in similar situations
You all recall the way Ms.Geetha Sekhar, referring to her changed situation as moving from being a DURACELL to ORDINARY cell. I have an another anology. We are all like candles. In course of time we will burn out and disappear. However, like aLIGHTED CANDLE, each of us can light other candles and spread light.... Continue Reading →
Geetha:an unfinished story….
Geetha: an unfinished story……… The last conversation I had with Geetha was on Sunday January 27,2019. She was still in Hyderabad. She was responding to the THE HINDU, interview of Ms. Manisha Koirala. I had suggested that she has a STORY TO TELL THE WORLD … a story of triumph over adversity. I predicted that... Continue Reading →
A JOURNEY OF FAITH-Dr. R. Meganathan
A JOURNEY OF FAITH-Dr. R. Meganathan Everything seems to be going right until our son Vinod called us one evening in May 1998 and said he was not feeling well. We thought he was stressed due to the exams, he was going through. He was then studying in Wichita, Kansas. The next morning he broke... Continue Reading →
Living with cancer 