by Shanthini R | May 1, 2023 | Amplifying Patient Voices, Blog, Health + Medicine, Writing+Memoirs
‘How do you deal with all of it?’ is the question that I am often asked, especially since the blog’s launch. Many of my friends have asked me about this, including a cousin concerned about the battle of facing a chronic illness. I am not a medical professional....
by Shanthini R | Mar 2, 2020 | Amplifying Patient Voices, Blog, Health + Medicine, Writing+Memoirs
Pour la version française, veuillez suivre ce lien #heartofagiant #againstallodds #enversetcontretout March is National Nutrition Month here in the USA. So far, it’s been a great month for you. In dealing with my illness, food has been my primary medicine. Over the...
by Shanthini R | May 8, 2019 | Amplifying Patient Voices, Blog, Health + Medicine, Writing+Memoirs
#heartofagiant #againstallodds #enversetcontretout #Quickshoutout #foodisthefoundation Community Servings is a not-for-profit food and nutrition program providing services throughout Massachusetts to individuals and families living with critical and chronic...
by Shanthini R | Sep 2, 2018 | Amplifying Patient Voices, Blog, Writing+Memoirs
Thankfully, we have a great African food restaurant next door, here in Boston.MA. At Safari African Food Restaurant, Rokhaya and Mohamed serve freshly made dishes that we enjoy just like we would at home. These delicacies help make my ‘medical exile‘ much bearable....
by Shanthini R | Jun 5, 2018 | Amplifying Patient Voices, Blog, Health + Medicine, Updates, Writing+Memoirs
Abbott Offices (Burlington MA) Last Wednesday, my wife and I were invited to meet the good folks at Abbott Laboratories in Burlington MA. Members of their California and Switzerland teams were also present. Abbott recently took over Thoratec, the manufacturers of...
by Shanthini R | May 31, 2018 | Amplifying Patient Voices, Blog, Health + Medicine, Updates, Writing+Memoirs
A FREE conference for patients and their families, focusing on DCM and HCM. Friends: I would have the honour of making the welcoming remarks at this year’s Affairs of the Heart: Living with Cardiomyopathy Conference. This is taking place on Saturday 19 May 2018, in...
