A Carer, Your Support and Forgiveness Last week, “Suma” committed suicide. Suma (not her real name) was a 26 year old postgraduate diploma holder in computer [...]
Dear Friend, The Indian Association of Palliative Care‘s (IAPC) public interest litigation came up for hearing in the Supreme Court of India on 12 November [...]
The Rain Gods Helped Us! Our celebrations for World Palliative Care Day on 9th October 2010 in Trivandrum were a phenomenal success. It was raining cats [...]
SPOTLIGHT… How much progress has palliative care made in India during the last decade? Tremendous, if we count the number of palliative care centres. But then [...]
SPOTLIGHT… It is wonderful to get bouquets; but brickbats help us to improve. We got such an opportunity recently during a support group meeting for [...]
SPOTLIGHT… Being a senior doctor and medical Professor, everyone treated me well and with deference during my cancer treatment. But I still did not get [...]
SPOTLIGHT… Stepping Out…Beyond The Window… Eleven families got together at TIPS (Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences) on May 16th, 2010. Families of 11 special people [...]
REACHING OUT… Self-Support Group for the Bereaved “It is three months since my husband passed away. Your team visited us once, true. But, I have [...]
What do Goa & Guatemala Have in Common? The natural beauty of the land of course. But apart from that? They share the pain and [...]
Reflections on Our Cultural Immersion Course “Four years ago, I lost my mother and my aunt in a road accident. My sisters aged 4, 2 [...]
