Swarnali Roy, Author at TriBeCa Care

15 Oct

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Dementia and Math and my Dad

Dad’s gone into his shell. He’d simply stopped thinking. To get him back I decided to go back to what he was good at. Math. Actually he was a wizard with numbers. You gave him a number and some...

Swarnali Roy

Dementia, Elder Care

06 Oct

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Diary of a Caregiver: Dementia

I’m going through a roller coaster. Not been sleeping well… too many memories, too many emotions of Mum bubbling inside me. She’s totally lost in her own world now…it went downhill so quickly and so bewilderingly fast for five...

Swarnali Roy

Dementia

20 Jul

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My Father, The Travel Lover

My father has always been the kind to travel to distant places within the country, places that usually involve a lot of (what seems to me unnecessarily) walking. In the earliest memories that I have of him and his...

Swarnali Roy

Travels

13 Jun

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Severe Pain from Gout?

What is Gout? Gout, also called ‘Gouty arthritis’ is a painful kind of arthritis caused by too much uric acid in the body. It’s a very common disease in men between the ages of 40 and 60. Most often...

Swarnali Roy

Pains & Aches

10 Mar

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One Stop Elder Care Platform in Kolkata

“In an exclusive interview to GB, Founder Director Elina Dutta tells how Tribeca Care caters to every elderly need: from health to hospital, to food, caregivers and even to dreams.” • How did the idea of starting Tribeca Care...

Swarnali Roy

Elder Care

13 Dec

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Breast Cancer Screening At Home

About 40% of women nowadays suffer from breast cancer. About 40% risk of breast cancer increases in case of 60 years of women. It is a most common disease in women. It occurs both in men and women but...

Swarnali Roy

Elder Care

05 Dec

2

Obstructive Sleep Apnea : Symptoms, Risks and CPAP Therapy

What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Shallow breathing or pause of breathing briefly during sleep is a condition known as sleep apnea. Partial or complete blockage in the upper airway that makes breathing difficult during sleep occurs in those with...

Swarnali Roy

Cpap-Bpap, Sleep Solution

13 Nov

1

Advantages & Disadvantages Of Old Age Homes

An old parent staying in an old age home is a common enough phenomenon. But is it desirable? Most elderly people cannot reconcile themselves to the idea of living in old age homes. We, their children, want them to...

Swarnali Roy

Old Age Homes

13 Nov

0

Everyday Pains & Aches

Headaches, back pain, knee pain and shoulder pains are very common. This type of pain can happen to anyone. Basically, it affects the support system that helps us to move in our daily life. Sometimes, it gives you a...

Swarnali Roy

Pains & Aches

08 Nov

0

Physical Pain and Depression: Are They Related?

Physical pain and depression is interconnected with the aging process. Suffering from chronic pain for a long time can cause onset of depression. It is the same the other way round too. There are people who suffer from physical...

Swarnali Roy

Mental Health, Pains & Aches

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