Nazeem Beegum

My Mother Did Not Go Bald Nazeem Beegum

Living with the dying, and not letting them know that they are dying day-by-day is what makes the life of a carer challenging. And if the patient is own mother, it become more difficult. My Mother Did Not Go Bald, a memoir, holds a mirror up to life around hospitals, the inhuman and detached behaviour that patients and their caregivers have to endure in Indian hospitals. Most importantly, it highlights the importance of administering palliative care if cancer was diagnosed at an advanced stage. The book is a tribute to Dr MR Rajagopal, the founder of palliative care movement in India, who was honoured by Human Rights Watch with Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism in 2014.