Ratan Ji's story

~Patient's nephew speaking

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Your name?

Narayan

And your relationship with the patient?

He's my uncle, Ratan Ji

Which type of cancer does he have?

Throat cancer

How did y'all find out?

We began noticing some change in my uncle's voice. Because of that we did a checkup, and it came up as cancerous

So when did this happen?

Around Dec 2023-Jan 2024

What treatment is currently going on?

Right now chemo and radiation are going on

Do you pay for the treatment costs out-of-pocket?
Yes, we have to pay by ourselves since we don't have a JanAadhar card [government-registered medical card]

Where did you have the treatment before here?

We didn't have any previous treatment at any other hospital, but we did try out many Ayurvedic medicines.

When you found out, how did you all feel?

We really wanted everything to get better but at that time my uncle's condition wasn't very good...but now he is feeling better too; we tell him to be patient as well and act joyful