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Some people leave the hospital, Some never leave your heart Dr Amit Jain, Delhi “मैं उनके सामने कमज़ोर नहीं पड़ सकता…” A few days ago, a 76-year-old gentleman with advanced prostate cancer was admitted to our Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit. He had been under our care before, but this time, the disease had won…
When Seeing Was More Than Sight A Psycho-Oncology Narrative Ms Alisha Karim, Varanasi How She Got Here The diagnosis came late and came hard. In December 2025, a brain lesion was read as tuberculoma. Anjali started anti-TB treatment. She was on it for months. Then she began coughing up blood. Bronchoscopy. Biopsy. And then the…
The Quiet Strength of Coming Home: A Lived Experience of Home-Based Palliative Care – Mr Hari Shankar Pothugunta, Bengaluru A Mother’s World Mornings in Pushpa’s modest home began with familiar rhythms, the quiet urgency of children getting ready for the day. Priya, her elder daughter, was studying Ayurveda. Kavya, the younger, was in her final…
Expanding the Meaning of Care Beyond Cure – Dr Lipika Patra, Meerut My journey as a palliative care specialist began in Keralam, where I witnessed the remarkable impact of a community-based model in delivering compassionate, patient-centred care. This foundation was further enriched through my experiences in corporate hospitals. I learned the hospice model from Karunashraya…
The First Case of Withdrawal/Withholding of Life Support in India A First-Hand Report by Dr Savita Butola for the Advance Care Planning- India (ACP-I) Team A Peaceful Passing Finally, Mr Harish Rana passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family members, at the Palliative Care Department, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi,…
From Jodhpur to Barmer: Bridging Care with Compassion – Mr Jagdish Prajapati, Jodhpur Mrs. Jyoti Devi (name changed), a 47-year-old woman, was diagnosed with carcinoma cervix in 2023. She first visited AIIMS Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on 20th December 2023, where she received treatment in the Departments of Radiotherapy and Surgical Oncology. During the course of her…
Against All Odds: A Child’s Journey to Safe and Dignified Care – The Team PRPCS, Hyderabad Uday (name changed) was born into a financially challenged family, bringing with him hopes and dreams, as the birth of any first child so often does. However, these hopes were soon tested when he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy,…
They Lifted Her When Others Would Not – Dr Chhaya Chandrasekhar, New Delhi Usha died quietly. But the silence around her was full of questions. I had watched her illness in pieces, a young woman with cancer of the buccal mucosa, never treated, growing weaker because poverty kept closing doors. Her husband, already disabled, moved…
My journey with palliative care so far: Reflections of a young nurse – Mr Samim Reja Biswas, Bengaluru Beginning My Career in Palliative Care When I joined Karunashraya, I did not have a clear idea of what palliative care involved in practical terms. Like many healthcare professionals, my understanding was limited to basic definitions learned…
“When Pain Whispers Fear”- An Adolescent Case That Marked The Beginning – Dr. Dhanashri Kudal, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar It was my very first adolescent case as a Consultant at the State Cancer Institute. I was reviewing my list of new consults when his name appeared. He was 18, barely a man, yet already weathered by…
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