Is it Ignorance, Laxness, or Denial?
We celebrate Mother’s Day in May. So thought of sharing stories of two mothers – hoping that they will be an eye opener for all of us. I am going back by about 25 years to narrate the story of a woman who one day felt a lump in one of her beasts. An ardent […]
World Compassion Day at Vydehi Hospital
In the 21st century, where people’s compassion is consumed within themselves, we celebrated World Compassion Day on a different note. On 10th May, which is World Compassion Day, six counselors (Mili Chakraborty, Aditi Roy, Jyoti Mittal, Lipika Phani, Manjula and Supriti Ghosh ) of Emotional Support Group of Indian Cancer Society (ICS) along with myself […]
When Personal Suffering Supersedes Pain of Chemo
Mid of September 2017, was my first volunteering session with ICS’s Emotional Support Group at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road. As we went visiting the Cancer patients in the Day Care ward, I was overwhelmed by the problems of the patients. Very rarely the patients complained about the pain of Chemotherapy… there were so many […]
Life Triumphs Over Cancer
During one of ICS’s Emotional Support Group (ESG) counselling sessions, I met another volunteer – a charming young girl in her mid- twenties. During the introduction I found out that she was a Cancer survivor. She greeted me with a broad smile and I noticed the twinkle in her eyes. She sported a neat short […]
My time is not up yet..
Facing a dreaded disease, he is distraught. While he is financially sound, has a son who is self-sufficient, is able to support his treatment and take care of his needs, a daughter who is married, an old mother at home is the reason of all his worry. He cannot fathom the thought of losing his […]
Initial Support for Treatment
The objective of this project is to start cancer treatment immediately after it is diagnosed to reduce chance of cancer spreading. ICS’ Bridge Fund provides financial assistance for diagnosis and/ or initial, limited-time treatment to needy low-income group patients diagnosed with any kind of curable cancer. The treatment funding is meant to tide over the […]
Emotional Support to Cancer Patients & Caregivers
The objective of this project is to provide emotional support to cancer patients and caregivers and equip them to tide over the difficult times in their fight against cancer. Being diagnosed with cancer is usually accompanied by shock and disbelief, fear and uncertainty, anger, guilt, resentment, depression, denial or other difficulties. It can have a […]
Cancer Helpline during Pandemic
As a recent government study noted there has been a drop of 70% in cancer patients seeking treatment as outpatients. Being immuno-compromised they are in a dilemma since they have to miss clinical follow-up and scheduled interventions and find themselves emotionally drained. That is the extent the pandemic has severely impacted even non-Covid patients. To address […]
