I CAN WIN - Awareness Program at ABES 14.009.2013

This is the fourth consecutive year that ABES has been hosting us. This year the theme was Women and health.

The program was hosted by NSS (Lead by Mr K.P.Jayant) and Women Grievance Cell (lead by Mrs Madhu Khurana )  of ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad.

I remember the day 4 years ago when Mrs Charu Vaish had introduced me to Dr Surendra Kansal, Director of ABES. Since then we have come a long way. Dr Kansal has got involved in the activities of I CAN WIN full heartedly and so has the management of ABES who have extended their support whole heartedly at all times.

I reached ABES around 1:45 pm and was joined by Dr. Rudra and Dr Geeta at the parking lot. After a sumptuous lunch we proceeded to the auditorium.

The program started on time Chaired by Sh. Ved Prakash Goel, Chairman, ABES Engineeing College, Ghaziabad

Mr Suresh Prakash in his usual tone introduced I CAN WIN. The whole auditorium reverberated by the echo of I CAN WIN. He introduced the cancer winners present – Mr Dinesh Popli, Mrs Madhu Mahajan and Mrs Puspha Goel

I gave my presentation in very brief and was instructed beforehand not to ask questions to the audience. Besides the usual stuff on what is cancer and its prevention, I introduced our page www.facebook.com/icanwin.org to the student and urged them to join the same. I took this opportunity to introduce Mr Vivek Mittal. The young cancer winner who suffered with locally advanced Cancer and has been treated. The social stigma in his work place that he had to go through and why did he loose his job? Is cancer such a disease. Is it not time that we change the way this disease is looked at. I hope we will be able to bring the change and rehabilitate young man and other cancer winners like you. The treatment of cancer needs something more than medicine. Winning cancer is just not surviving the disease, it is more than that!! Vivek I am sure I CAN WIN will learn from your life story and will be able to help more people.

Dr Geeta and Dr Rudra presented on breast, cervix and oral cancer.

Mr Narendra Bansal spoke on how to maintain lifestyle naturally without medicine and remain healthy forever. The importance of breath, food and exercise for a healthy living was emphasised by him.

Mr Rajendra Tyagi, Municipal counsellor extended is full support to I CAN WIN and gave a very short and highly motivating presentation. 

An on the spot written quiz on Tobacco and cancer was conducted for the particpants of the workshop

I thank the management and all the participants of ABES for taking out time for the workshop. i also thank the cancer winners' for giving the message to all the participants - "BE CAREFUL NOT FEARFUL". Together we can win over cancer.

Dr Pawan Gupta

Nationl President - I CAN WIN Foundation

I CAN WIN Workshop at Kanha Makhan Public School, Mathura 7.9.2013

I rushed from Gyan Deep School to KANHA MAKHAN PUBLIC SCHOOL (Saraswati Kund, Masani, Mathura Ph.:+91565-3294609,3294206,2530879) Mr Maheswari gave me a lift in his car, thankfully, otherwise there was all chances that I would have got lost in the narrow lanes of Mathura.

Ms Juhi Agarwal, primary teacher in the school, welcomed me, Mr K.G.Maheswari and Mr Ajay Kumar and his wife. It was because of Ms Juhi that I was at Kanha Makaan School.

The program was arranged for Senior Class Students and some students. The whole auditorium was full.

Mr Pankaj Agarwal (pankajagarwal493@gmail.com), introduced me and others.

I introduced both Mr Maheswari and Mr Ajay the cancer winners. They shared their experiences.
The message for the young was that "the way we live determines the way we die and when we die". The workshop emphasised and promoted a healthy lifestyle and to avoid tobacco.

Interestingly most of the students were on facebook but had no time for exercise. (recently I also found this change in me since I have started actively on facebook I find less time for exercise). So there has to be a way out.

Another important message that I got was that lot of students were affected by second hand tobacco, because of elders in the family taking spit tobacco. This was of concern.

The Students interacted and asked lot of questions.

Mr Mukesh Choudhury (09412485654, vini44jat@gmail.com) the Physical Trainer of the school gave a very intimidating talk to the student about tobacco and exercise. The zeal and pain was evident and it was no doubt that he was disturbed by the trend of the student going for tobacco.

Overall the interaction with the students was interesting.

I thank Ms Juhi for the workshop and the management of the School for inviting me.

On my way out I met the Chairman of the School, Mr Anil and the Principal, Mr Anil who escorted me to the car.  

I CAN WIN - BE CAREFUL NOT FEARFUL at Gyan Deep Shiksha Publi School, Mathura. 7.9.2013

I reached Gyandeep School around 9.45 am. Although my target was to reach by 9:00. Mr Maheswari met me at the gate and seemed to be in a hurry.  I  peeped into the the auditorium to put my lap top bag. There were only 10 people sitting in the large auditorium. Oh no! it is going to be again one of those days! Hardly any audience! Feeling a little disappointed.

Mr Mahewari asked me to come to the Secretary, Mr Mohan Swaroop Bhatia's room for a welcome tea. I said I don’t take tea or coffee,  he again seemed to be relieved. He said that we would be late and lot of people are waitng in the auditoiurm!. Yeh! I thought, few more might have come.

We moved to the auditorium with the Secretary Mr Mohan Swaroop Bhatia, Director Mr K.G.Maheswari and Principal Mrs Nidhi Bhatia. What a scene the whole auditorium was full more than 250 I think and still more were coming in more chairs were being put. Wow.

Mr Mohan Swaroop introduced the topic – And presented me a book authored by him. In the book he had written a story 37 years ago where the hero dies of cancer. He said that he wanted to start a cancer foundation at that time and Cancer was something to which he is connected. The previous principal of the School died of cancer.

Mr K.G.Maheswari, Director, himself a cancer winner and one of the initial member of I CAW WIN, introduced me.

Both Mr Bhatia and Mr. Maheswari honoured me with a scarf. I looked at the back of the auditorium more people were still coming and now the seats were full and people started standing at the back. More chairs were being brought!

While I was waiting for my laptop to be connected I asked the audience to share their stories about cancer. A middle aged man sitting in the front said that he has not seen  any cancer patient survive. I pushed a little more how many patients have you seen he said around 50. I asked how many have died he said around 45. So atleast 5 have survived!

A young lady said that her dadaji was being treated for a tuberculosis for more than a year and than it was diagnosed that it was cancer. By this time it had reached the last stage and nothing could be done. Another lady asked me why cancer is not detectable in early stage? One of the audience her mother had died of cancer and she was worried about getting cancer herself.

I introduced my talk by comparing Mr Maheswari and the previous principal. The difference was how soon the person takes action. The stage of the disease and type of the disease. Mr Maheswari was operated by me 6 years ago for stage 1 cancer of oral cavity. It was he who made a difference in his life by taking treatment at the right time. This is what I CAN WIN Foundation is for – empowering people with the right knowledge to be able to detect any changes in their body and take immediate action for that. I introduced Mr Ajay kumar another cancer winner Stage 4 oral cancer operated by me 2 years back.

I was told by the crowd that Mathura is centre for oral tobacco. Invariably most of the people consume it.

It was one of the most disciplined crowd who set through our my presentation listening attentively.

In the end of my presentation Mr Ashish Agarwal (09837059393, rawalgodrej@gmail.com) of Mathura came up spontaneously on to the stage and took pledge not to take tobacco any more. He had been taking tobacco for the last 27 years. His wife was in tears and said she had tried for many years but failed and today just this one talk has made a difference. This made my day!

I hope my presentations and efforts will make a difference in the lives of the people around me.

Be Careful Not Fearful - Win over cancer with Rotary Club of Faridabad East 25.9.2013

I CAN WIN - BE CAREFUL NOT FEARFUL Gyan Deep Shiksha Bharati Sr. Sec. School, Mathura 7.9.2013

An inspirational and awareness talk by Dr Pawan Gupta MS, M.Ch.(CANCER SURGEON) for empowering people with the self awareness, self assessment and prevention of cancer and other common diseases.

Date: 7th September 2013

10:00 to 11:00 am

Place: Gyan Deep Shiksha Bharati Sr. Sec. School, Govardhan Road, Mathura

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