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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 →

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 →