Kindness, the word itself brings a pleasant smile and makes you think of moments, gestures and people who have shared it with you. Even recounting such experiences is such a joy ride, isn’t it? Imagine all the people sharing a deed of kindness or a compassionate word on a day…More
Terminal illness takes a heavy toll on the patients, especially when they are children. It is a severe testing time for their parents as well. Hospital visits and stays, formalities, procedures, results, and recovery all add to the families’ physical and mental anguish. In these difficult moments, the Ronald McDonald…More
For three years, our RMHC Family Room at B J Wadia Hospital, Mumbai, has reached out to more than 35,000 families in need, serving as a comfortable place for them and their children to relax and unwind. For many, it’s been a room where children can forget their ailments and…More
Life is unpredictable, and the beauty lies in the unpredictability. However, at times, one might be gripped by the furrows of the undesirable. Cancer is the blight of mankind and since ages, medical science has strived to bring it under control. Today, our medical scientists have definitely moved way forward…More
For parents of a child with cancer, every day is a story of tenacity. Organizations like RMHC help them forget their worries for a while and spend some time with their kids.More
On OPD days at the B J Wadia Hospital, Mumbai, excitement in the RMHC Family Room is at its peak. Kids and parents huddle together to sing old and new songs with Rakesh Bahwa, a music teacher and a volunteer at RMHC India, a subsidiary of Westlife Development Ltd. Bahwa…More
Kiran and Raghav of Pune haven’t felt a sense of normalcy in their lives since their 5-year-old daughter Shrishti was diagnosed with Leukemia, last year. But with the launch of the new Ronald McDonald Family Room at the Hematology & Oncology Department of Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children in…More
Dr. Bharat Agrawal, Dept. of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology at B J Wadia Hospital for Children, explains how childhood cancer can be treated effectively and how providing psycho-social support to families of cancer patients is very important.More
