Month: September 2025

The Fear Was Real Patient: Sanjana Palliative care is gradually coming to be recognized as the third arm of medicine. But this discipline of medicine, even more than diagnostic and curative treatments, requires a highly compassionate and sensitive approach to the patient and family, by the treating team. Here is a story that exemplifies the need for a high level of sensitivity. On the 31st of December, 2020, PALCARE enrolled Sanjana, a 50-year-old woman, diagnosed with breast cancer, which had metastasized to her brain. She lived in a small house with her husband,…continue reading →

The Spirit of Palliative Care Patient: Naaz Life in the era of COVID-19 is strange and difficult. Millions have been affected, tens of thousands across the globe have succumbed to this novel virus, and almost the entire world has come to a standstill. While many like us, the fortunate, are cooped up safe in our homes, stocked with food, comfort, and entertainment, there are that many more who are less fortunate, the poor and the dying, who have been worst hit. While the prescribed action for humanity is to stay indoors until this…continue reading →

Palliative Care- A Constant Support System Patient: Sameer India and much of the world is under lockdown at the moment. Today is 20th April, 2020 and since 25th March,2020, businesses, except essential services, have been shut, so too schools and universities. The only citizens up and about, fighting the corona virus and making sure that the lockdown is regulated, and not violated, are the health and sanitation workers and the police. Hospitals are in a flux, doctors and nurses are working overtime to fight this pandemic. Palliative care is the third arm of…continue reading →

An anchor for getting them through Patient: Girish Pawar Our patient Mr. Girish Pawar, who was 60 years of age, came to PALCARE in the month of July, 2019. He lived with his wife and younger daughter, while the older daughter lived in the USA. When the PALCARE team first visited the patient, the wife recounted the patient’s clinical history and she came across as being strong and confident. The patient, on the other hand, sat quietly next to her listening intently to every detail. Mr. Girish was diagnosed with CA stomach. His…continue reading →