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You Just Need the Right Direction to Battle With the Worst

You Just Need the Right Direction to Battle With the Worst

Written by Amba Batra on Feb 5, 2015 | Reporter's Diary In 2006, Tanuj Varma was six when he started complaining about pain, which most thought was an appendix pain. Beena Varma, his mother, took him to a private hospital for treatment. He was operated upon for the same, but during the operation his bleeding wouldn’t [...]

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Cancer Survivor Turns Fighter

Cancer Survivor Turns Fighter

Written by Amba Batra on Jan 9, 2015 | Reporter's Diary   Ritu Bhalla is a two-time cancer survivor. She was first detected with leukemia at the age of 4 and it relapsed at age 11. Her strongest memory of battling the disease is of her parents struggling to get her to the right kind [...]

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Helping Hand To Fight Cancer

Helping Hand To Fight Cancer

Written by Amba Batra on Jan 9, 2015 | Reporter's Diary Drawings on the walls along the staircase, tiny tables and chairs, toys and books stacked in different corners – everything that would have you believe that you were at a playschool or a children's daycare center. Except that the walls of this building hide a [...]

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Facing Cancer With Joy

Facing Cancer With Joy

Written by Amba Batra on Jan 9, 2015 | Reporter's Diary At the age of 13 you are either coping with peer pressure, study woes, or fighting pimples. To be detected with Osteo Sarcoma, a cancerous tumor in the bones, could mean the end of the world for a teenager. Not for Oraya. Initially her [...]

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10-Year-Old Has Been Battling Cancer for the Last 3 Years

10-Year-Old Has Been Battling Cancer for the Last 3 Years

Written by Amba Batra on Jan 9, 2015 | Reporter's Diary Kushmeet, a 10-year old from Kurukshetra in Haryana, has been battling bone cancer for the last three years. With her parents, staunchly by her side through this tough period, Kushmeet is hoping she can take on this battle for life. It all started with [...]

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