Second Anniversary meet.

All anniversaries are about today.....the moments and the memories....the commemoration of an event or a group. When the celebration is a getting together of cancer survivors, patients and care takers, it gives more significance to it. A women's group started by Dr. Kalarani wife of oncologist Dr. Sivakumar, to help each other come out of the troubles and trauma of cancer, she has been the backbone of this group, who feels it is a celebration of the members of the group.

We had our second anniversary of the women's group yesterday.  Our chief guest, Mrs. Annam, who did her graduation in Mathematics at Chennai Qmc College, and interested in cooking, gardening, art and crafts, painting and needle work. She has very good collection of recipes, which she has collected over about 20 years. She is a very positive person, who painstakingly converted her negatives into positives.  She demonstrated a lovely salad recipe.....a wholesome meal....and gave tips on how to make good soups. Dr. Sai kumari sister of Dr. Kalarani, a woman achiever, too spoke on how to convert negatives into positives and about the permanence of change, appreciation in day to day life. She emphasised on first appreciating self. Dr. Kalarani spoke about the activities of the group. Special word for Mrs. Nithya Arun who has been our friend and well wishers teaching yoga Mudras.  She demonstrated and taught laughter therapy.  None of our meets are complete without games. In short we all had a beautiful time, taking away a lot of fond memories in our hearts. 

What attracts me and touches my heart in these meets, are the friendship, warmth and togetherness amongst the members. A rare bond grows there, rarely seen in the outside world. A selfless love for the other. Hope this group grows bigger and bigger in the coming years reaching out to a lot of people not only in Chennai, but around the world too. Thank you Dr. Kalarani and Dr. Sivakumar.