Deep Gulati, a 62 year old auto-rickshaw driver was a busy, self-respecting man. He lived in Delhi with his wife and son and happily rode his auto-rickshaw and earned his living. Nothing made him happier … Read More
A Report – Webinar on “End of Life Guidelines”
On December 3, 2020, CanSupport organized a webinar on End-of-Life Guidelines. The expert panel of speakers included: Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar: Professor & Head, Onco-anesthesia & Palliative Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi Dr. R. K. Mani: Director … Read More
Living with Dignity -Story of Subhash
Subhash Chand Gupta (name changed) is 55 years old. He lives with his wife and a total of five children, out of which two are married. He is suffering from cancer of the throat and … Read More
Story of Pratap
Pratap Bhatt (name changed) was 48 years old when he was diagnosed with buccal mucosa cancer. But being diagnosed with the illness was not the hardest obstacle life had thrown his way. It did not … Read More
COVID -19 Vaccinations for Solid tumour Cancer Patients
Cancer patients have three journeys: a) patients with active disease on treatment, b) those with chronic disease after specific treatment and 3) patients in the survivorship phase (within 5 years of anti-cancer therapy). This information … Read More
Global Palliative Care Needs of Older Adults in the Pandemic
The IAHPC was honored to convene a side event at the 11th UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing with experts Dr. Farzana Khan, Ms. Harmala Gupta, Dott Simone Cernesi, Dr Zipporah Ali, and Mr. Marvin … Read More
Story of Ommi – Importance of Love and Support
A four letter word and with a million different meanings: life is everything you make of it. It’s fighting over the TV remote with your brother; it’s a midnight drive with the windows down; it’s … Read More
Story of Sandhya- Importance of Teamwork
Sandhya (name changed) is a 68-year-old woman with the spirit of a teenager. We first met her on a cold winter evening, in the warmth of her home. Her son and daughter-in-law, Kunal and Priya, … Read More
You are a Hero – Story of Rizwan Ahmed
“One day, I’m going to be big, and I’m going to be famous, and my life is going to be one for the books!” exclaimed young Ahmed. An ordinary young man, with an ordinary life, … Read More
Story of Subash: Some Were Born To Be Lucky, Some Were Born To Be Fighters
We met Subash (name changed) in September, 2020. One could only but imagine what a man he must have been in his days of glory. He grew up on the streets of Uttar Pradesh; his … Read More