LIFE INTERRUPTED: Dr. Dua's Survival Guide |The Podcast Companion|
Welcome to the podcast companion for the book Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua's Survival Guide. The book is a series of blogs which were written by my late younger brother, Dr. Manu Dua, as he battled metastatic cancer at age 34. After Manu battled multiple cancer surgeries, chemotherapy, cancer radiation treatment, immunotherapy, he learnt how to speak again, how to eat, how to swallow, how to chew, how to walk, at the time of a worldwide pandemic, COVID-19. And somewhere, amidst all the pain, loss, and despair, he found the peace and happiness that he had not attained while he was healthy. He learnt from his mistakes, fought fear, found beauty in small things, wisdom in parents, and never lost hope. Never did he question his fate nor stop fighting. I am his sister and your host, Dr. Parul Dua Makkar. Manu died before this book or podcast could reach you. But it was his hope to help you see that even in the worst of times and under the worst of circumstances, the human mind, body, and soul, have a remarkable capacity to heal. That we are more powerful than we can ever imagine. Thank you for being here, please enjoy!
Episodes
Join Dr. Parul Dua Makkar as she honors these conversations, reflects on a wider perspective, and shares experience of grief paving the way to a legacy. This episode is short, sweet, and dense with meaning. Thank you for being here.
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Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins Hospitalist, Family and Rural Medicine Physician, and one of Manu's closest friends since university, Dr. Branko Lazarevic.
Topics discussed:
- Manu and B...
Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins Dentist Career Coach and Cancer Patient Warrior/Survivor, Dr. Laura Brenner.
Topics discussed:
- Laura and Manu's first connection.
- Laura's impression from Manu's last article on DentalTown.
- The importance of feeling understood by others.
- The barriers to leaving clinical practice.
- Without fear, there is no courage.
- The definition of a warrior.
- Getting comfortable with the idea of dying.
- If you think ab...
Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins Emergency Medicine Physician and younger brother figure, Dr. Maninder Kahlon.
Topics discussed:
- Manu, the writer.
- Meeting Manu.
- Punjabi college boys and college parties.
- How Maninder and Manu would relax after exams.
- Manu, the foodie.
- Delayed gratification.
- Manu, the athlete.
- Patience of a wise old man with child-like soul.
- Manu, the well-rounded human.
- Manu's use of language to portray comedic side ...
Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins orthodontist and soul sister, Dr. Dana Van Elslande.
Topics discussed:
- Manu, the rugby player.
- Manu, the unfiltered friend.
- Manu, the skilled practicioner.
- Being outspoken about the reality of practicing dentistry.
- Contemplating a career in dentistry, outside the operatory.
- Manu going through cancer journey alone, found peace in writing.
- Going through one difficult life event, does not provide immun...
Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins periodontist and fan of awareness, meditation, consciousness, Dr. Kulbir Manhas.
Topics discussed:
- How Manu and Kulbir met.
- Manu's best era in his life.
- Manu's scientific approach to how enjoy hockey.
- The Old Soul factor.
- Manu's calm before death.
- Hope as a tool.
- Process-driven vs. Content-driven way of living.
- Archetypes of humanity.
- Life needs contrast.
- The role of luck.
- A Porsche for the weekend. ...
Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins pediatric dentist and fellow sister-in-mourning, Dr. Prabhdeep Chahal. Topics discussed:
- How Prabhdeep came to get to know Manu.
- How Prabhdeep wears all the hats: mom, wife, business owner, doctor.
- Prabhdeep's children's understanding of loss.
- Belonging to a sisterhood, helping each other in loss, through grief.
- Normalizing sickness and health to children, to foster compassion.
- Writing as a coping m...
Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins the founder of DentalTown and one of Dr. Manu Dua's most esteemed mentors, Dr. Howard Farran.
Topics discussed:
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Manu's immersion in the DentalTown Community - a place where he could be vulnerable.
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Timing of Manu's death.
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Why the book is titled "Life Interrupted."
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Howard's advi...
Welcome to the podcast companion for the book, Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua's Survival Guide.
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