Thursday, April 5, 2007

A lady about 50 something is making a friendly gesture to everyone that she is coming across. She has that charm that makes anyone to smile back , greet her and spend some time talking to her. I did that too and walked little ahead. Suddenly, I saw her getting up and walk towards another bed next to her. The girl on the next bed stares at this lady rather with a surprising look. This lady smiles and says, I am almost 60 and I am carrying!! And she bursts out laughing!!

In reality, this is not a story of someone in 60 getting pregnant. But, it was a tumour in her stomach and the lady was brave enough to accept that in her and moreover capable of brushing that aside as a joke that brings smile on every one's face! She died in a week but she had made sure that she had lived her final days in peace and pride. And definitely had led by example for others patients on how to accept things and fight Cancer the best way even in later stages.

It seems like heaven till someone tells you that in reality it is a cancer hospital.

Thanks to Karunashraya!!

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Cancer and the world -- what can we do

i need to let the world know what various organizations are doing to fight cancer and what i am doing and what each one of you can do..

I volunteer to an organization called Karunashraya, a terminally ill cancer hospital. This is a place which does palliative treatment to patients who are bound to die. They let them lead their final days in peace and pride..meanwhile increase the longevity (know more @ www.karunashraya.org )

But the focus of the moment should be on how to detect, prevent and cure cancer. I am looking at various treatment techniques that can help one detect cancer at very early stages. I have met people at Indian cancer society and people at Cancer information and research foundation to know more about these techniques. But this technique has to be cost effective so that even the poorest of the poor should have access to it. It should also be curative treatment. I wondered if there can be any such treatment.

Then learnt that Acupressure can detect, prevent and cure cancer.It is very cost effective as it doesn't involve any high end infrastructure.It is accessible to everyone as a self help technique. Perfect fit for what i was looking for...

I had these people come over to my company to conduct a medical checkup..and have cancer awareness program too... World health organization has embraced Acupressure as technique too..

Find out more and help the world acquire the talent to fight cancer!!

swiftie