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“In some or the other way, all of us are caregivers. Either to our ageing parents/in-laws or to someone who’s terminally ill…however, in the process of caregiving, we forget to take care of ourselves.” Simple self-care tips can take us […]
“As a human being, our desire to help arises as soon as we feel empathy towards any other afflicted human….My father brought me up with a lot of love and affection and I just wanted to do the same for […]
“Take them on as care partners and empower to the extent possible them with information about the disease they are going to be dealing with” Family caregivers have an extremely important role where they are with the patient 24 hours […]
“Self-health is the most, most important thing one has to look after…..you have to take care of yourself all the time…this is not negotiable” Vandana’s mother was diagnosed with Paget’s Disease (a rare condition that disrupts the replacement of old bone […]
“Because of the situation…there will be negative reaction for any act, from the patient… so keep it in mind, you have to be calm” Rajesh and his wife were shocked by the diagnosis, when they heard that she had fourth […]
“It is a huge issue that the healthcare system is refusing to see because it is convenient for us to pretend they do not exist…to ignore their suffering, particularly because they have no voice” Dr Rajagopal gives us some insight […]
“When I look back…it was hard for others to offer help…people told me that it is difficult to come close to you when you are upset, and that is true, I just closed all the doors……but now I value all […]
“Palliative care is an approach which recognizes , first of all, that the unit of care is not only the patient but the family or the loved ones around the patient and secondly that aims to alleviate total pain” Dr. […]
“You cannot play a perfectionist in every role…you WILL make mistakes, just learn from them and accept yourself as you are” Madhavi became a caregiver to her mother in law who was diagnosed with Cancer, but it was not her […]
“When caregiving falls in your lap, many times unannounced and unprepared, it’s ok to step back and to say what do I need to learn about this, who can I go to, to learn about his, how can I make […]
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