Month: September 2025

Relieved to learn that PALCARE exists Patient: Sheela Fadnavis Sheela was a 48-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with stage-4 cancer of the female genital organs. She lived with her husband and son in a very small one-room house in the interiors of Kandivali West. Her family came from a low socio-economic income group with the son being the only earning member. The patient’s father and son served as the primary caregivers. When Sheela Fadnavis had become aware of her diagnosis and prognosis, she expressed a desire for her pain to be managed…continue reading →

Oh! how fantastic to be jovial again! Patient: Meherwan Hashim Our patient Meherwan Hashim was a 64-year-old male, and a known case of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with interstitial lung disease. The family consisted of his mother, wife & daughter. When we enrolled Meherwan, he had multiple symptoms such as breathlessness, pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation, decreased appetite, generalized weakness and had skin abrasions over the right hip area. His myriad symptoms made him feel very agitated & frustrated. On enrolment, the patient’s wife reported that, in the past, the patient had…continue reading →

Feeling Like Her Old Self Again Patient: Sarita Sharma The patient, Sarita Sharma, was a case of colon cancer. Her family consisted of a husband, son & a daughter. From Patankhot, Sarita had moved to Mumbai to receive treatment. Her son, who was in the navy, had requested to be transferred to Mumbai to be near her. Sarita sought treatment in several hospitals but none of the hospitals were able to bring her pain successfully under control. In mid-June 2018, when PALCARE went to visit Sarita, they found her in severe pain, so…continue reading →

A Wish Fulfilled Patient: Mr. Sridhar Ganesh In October 2017, PALCARE put in an extra effort to help realize a patient’s last wish, which was such a satisfying experience! One of our patients, a young man from Dharavi, Mumbai, whose family included a young wife, two small children, elderly parents and two siblings, and had been in our care for twenty months, expressed a desire to go on one last family outing, before he passes on. This was towards end of August 2017 when the patient’s parents were out of town. When his…continue reading →