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Dr. Mahesh Menon discusses the importance of adding meaning to life through palliative care.

Send us Fan Mail In this deeply human conversation, Dr. Mahesh Menon—pioneer in palliative care and pain management—shares why medicine isn’t only about adding days to life, but about adding meaning, comfort, and love to every day. From government-hospital realities to home-care wisdom, he explains how pain relief restores dignity, why empathy must be balanced with self-care, and how families can plan without “giving up”—instead, giving more. What we cover: • Why palliative care is holistic:...

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Guest: Dr Mahesh Menon

Topics covered

• palliative care
• pain management
• holistic medicine
• empathy
• family planning

Keywords

• meaning
• comfort
• love
• dignity
• self-care

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