Don't Ask Me How I'm Doing: Life Death and Everything in Between

Co-authored by Sanjay Deshpande (Lead Author) Sachin Rajakrishnan Snehal Ponde Thanisha Sehgal Anuraag Khaund Piuli Roy Chowdhury Vani Verma Nikita Wadhwani Pallavi Saraswatula Aditya Arun Subeksha Poudel and Poornima Sardana.You are 29 and entering the gates of your dream college you are 30 and have just moved countries with your partner to start your new life or you are 34 and are expecting your first child. You are in the midst of truly living your life when you wake up one day and find out that you have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness such as cancer. The world as you know it turns upside down in an instant and you are left all alone grappling with multiple questions in a sea of uncertainty. The world as you know it turns upside down in an instant and you are left alone grappling with multiple questions in a sea of uncertainty.​​​​​​​So when cancer knocks the living daylight out of you what do you do? This book is a collection of stories of people in the age group of 17-39 who came together to recount what its like to be diagnosed with cancer at a young age or become caregivers to those diagnosed and how they navigated or are navigating their lives through such difficult times. Filled with raw honest and vulnerable narratives of coping with something whose cause and outcome are mostly unclear this book is a must read for anyone who wants to find support and have their own voices reflected in the stories of the authors.