Cancer: just wants to be… – Dr Ruparna, New Delhi ‘’I did not ask for this! I certainly do not deserve this! The last thing I want is to take support from someone else and lose my independence’’ she blurted out as she also sobbed softly. The nursing staff continued to prepare her chemo port…
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The Last Wish: To Live and Let Live – Mr Vivek Sharma, Mumbai Probably for the first time in the past 12 years since I shifted my house, I was enjoying the greenery from my study table. The weather was salubrious. As I was settling down with a cup of hot tea, my sight fell…
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Addressing Constipation and Alleviating Pain: A Nurse’s Compassionate Intervention – Dr A Latha, Jodhpur Context: The below narration is from when I was working as a Chief Nursing Officer in a medical teaching hospital. During a routine morning round in a male surgical ward one day, I heard a person moaning loudly as if he…
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Grey Matter Matters – Meaningful Experiences in Neuro-oncological PPC – Paediatric Palliative Care Team, TMH Mumbai Brain tumours are the second most common type of childhood cancer. Prognosis tends to vary across the different paediatric age groups, based on the type and the site of the lesion. However, despite several recent advancements in treatment modalities…
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That Extra Mile… – Dr J Daniel Raj, Chennai A helping hand may not always be a welcome gesture, but that should not stop us from extending our support when required. This is one such experience that I came across. One evening as we were about to call it a day, we received a call…
Read MoreLearnings from my Father’s Cancer Journey – Ms Debalina Ray, Bengaluru With this article, I would like to share my personal experiences, as a caregiver for my father who was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer. My mother too, unfortunately, passed away 21 years ago, after losing her battle with breast cancer. I have therefore…
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Cloudy skies make beautiful sunsets – Ms Vinutha Suresh, Chennai When I first saw Vanitha (name changed) in our outpatient department a few days ago, all I saw was a middle-aged woman in a wheel chair with alopecia and anxious eyes. Most of her face was covered with a mask, while her body was wrapped…
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There is an end to cure, There is no end to care! – Ms Vandana Mahajan, New Delhi I read somewhere ‘Children with cancer, are like candles in the wind, who accept the possibility that they are in danger of being extinguished by a gust of wind from nowhere and yet they flicker and dance…
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‘Palliative Medicine Update 2023’ included at the Max Cancer Congress 2023 The Max Institute of Cancer Care (MICC) organised a one day ‘Max Cancer Congress 2023’ on Saturday, 29th April, 2023, at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. Though the conference primarily focussed on the various aspects of cancer care, the congress also included a four-hour…
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Register for the Palliative Care workshop in the 6th Annual Year End Review in Lung Cancer, 2022 The 6th Annual Year End Review in Lung Cancer, 2022, is being organised at Fairfield by Marriott, Mumbai, between Thursday, 15th December, 2022, and Sunday, 18th December, 2022. This in-person conference is being organised jointly by the Institute of Pulmonology, the Tata Memorial…
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