What is Palliative Care?
My family and I have been advocating for palliative care, rather supportive care, as part of the mainstream healthcare system. This video briefly explains what palliative care really is. The video is a combination of English and Marathi. Do listen and leave your comments below. There are other written posts about palliative care and why…
WHY INDIA NEEDS TO WAKE UP TO PALLIATIVE CARE?
What is palliative care? How many of you can answer this without google-ing it? (Let me know in the comments below.) Palliative care has been around for more than 75 years in this world and yet many of us don’t even understand what it means. I didn’t know anything about palliative care. Back in August…
TERRIBLE, THANKS FOR ASKING!
For a lot of us, talking to a grieving person or family can be quite a challenge. How do I ask? What will he/she think? Is this the right thing to say? People either dread the answer or the uncomfortable silence. How you ask and what you say rarely matters, especially if it is well-meaning.…