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My father’s journey with Brain Cancer: from DGM to GBM – Ms. Krithika S. and Ms. Sharanya S., Bengaluru My father, Mr Swaminathan C K, Deputy General Manager (DGM) of BSNL, was a dedicated, humble, loving and caring person. He had built a beautiful family, well nested by his wife and his two daughters. We…
Palliative care for Thalassemia Major – Dr. Tulika Seth, New Delhi Thalassemia major is an inherited hemoglobin disorder that results in chronic hemolytic anemia. The symptoms of the disease are due to both, hemolysis and dys-erythropoiesis. These patients require regular blood transfusions from about 6 months of life at a frequency of every 2-4 weeks.…
Palliative Care in Peace and Humanitarian Crises – Ms. Joan Marston, South Africa On the 16th of May the world commemorated the International Day of Living Together in Peace. Sadly, for many, peace is just a pipe-dream. According to the Global Humanitarian Overview of April 2022, there are 303 million people needing humanitarian assistance with…
Palliative Care for End Organ Damage in Hypertension – Dr. Jenifer Jeba S., Vellore Every year, May 17th is observed as ‘World Hypertension Day’. Hypertension is the most important risk factor for the chronic disease burden in India. One in every third adult is hypertensive according to a nation-wide survey(2015). Poorly controlled hypertension results in…
Beholden to the humble beginning of Palliative Care in India – Dr. Bidhu K. Mohanti, Bhubaneshwar Oral morphine solution Looking back to make a sense of the Palliative Care community and its activities, can give us all the essence of ownership and agency. At a professional level, to quote from an earlier published article, “In…
Palliative Care for patients and families living with Hemophilia – Dr. Avinash Tiwari and Dr. Prasad Dange, Raipur Inherited bleeding disorders represent a rare but a challenging area which requires a multi-disciplinary team approach to provide comprehensive patient care. Hemophilia is one such disorder in which Hemophilia A is one of the commonest bleeding disorders…
An unnoticed collateral damage – Dr. Spandana Rayala, Hyderabad Palliative care is probably the only branch of medicine which includes family members, immediate and extended, in the context of delivering holistic care for a patient. As the science of medicine progressed and health care became more institution centric, the existence of families and it’s dynamics…
The Importance of Being Psychologically Safe at Our Workplace (with due forgiveness from Mr. Wilde) – Dr. Jayita Deodhar, Mumbai The International Labour Organization (ILO) (1) has marked 28th April each year to observe World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Observing this day brings to the forefront our collective responsibility of building a…
Happiness and Palliative Care Ms. R. Vijayalakshmi, Chennai In my personal opinion, “Achievements, goals, fame or fortune may not provide one with true happiness. Lasting happiness is wholly and soley provided only in our mind and heart”. Let me expand on this a bit more with the below article. I met Mr. Raghupathy (name changed),…
Sleep – Beyond Benzodiazepines – Dr. Rajashree K. C., Thrissur What do we compromise on if we are too close to a deadline? Food? …definitely Not! Fun? …Not at all!! Sleep? …Yeah, I can sleep later!!! This is what most of us say and do. However, have you ever thought that sleep is one of…
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