The surgical binary
To do the surgery or not? A surgeon is faced with the conundrum twice in the last two months and
Daddy Diaries 3
Mount Everest – A chance to touch your own soul “Mama and me are going to Mount Everest with a
The Surgical Spasm
Medicine is all about uncertainty, with neither diagnosis nor surgery or the process of recovery offering any guarantees There are
The Surgical Scare
The real test of courage occurs when a loved one is on the brink of life and death. How do we
The Surgical Valour
The stoicism of a 32-year-old woman battling two life-threatening diseases is a lesson in acceptance and courage I did not
The Surgical Foot
When you can’t promise your patient 100 per cent recovery, giving them some hope won’t hurt Rahul walked into my
The surgical neck
A badly compressed nerve can be the source of all discomfort. Nipping it in the bud instead of playing wait-and-watch
The Surgical Speech
An elderly man struggling with the act of remembering due to a tumour in his brain, forces a surgeon to
The Surgical Hand
Having met patients with different kinds of hand tremors, the surgeon explains why astute judgment is necessary to identify and diagnose problems
The Surgical Safari
A doctor finds parallels between life in the wilderness and inside a hospital as he negotiates the woodlands in the