Ruby Ahluwalia bags the 'Communicator of the year 2021 - Health Communication' at PRCI Global Conclave

Ruby Ahluwalia bags the 'Communicator of the year 2021 - Health Communication' at PRCI Global Conclave 

Smt. Ruby Ahluwalia was conferred the COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR 2021 - HEALTH COMMUNICATION AWARD by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa, Dr Pramod P Sawant at the PRCI Global Conclave held recently at Goa.

 

Ruby Ahluwalia IRAS (1987 batch) has varied interests and achievements and is currently posted in Mumbai as Principal Financial Advisor to Central Railways. 

 

She is dedicated to bring about social change for the betterment of the society.  She is the Founder and the force behind ‘Sanjeevani … Life Beyond Cancer’ – a not for profit organization which works towards holistic cure and rehabilitation of underprivileged cancer patients, through innovative long term solutions. Sanjeevani, today, runs free centers in 17 cities, across 12 states and has impacted more than 3 lakh patients since its inception.

We need to talk.

We need to talk.

One Sunday afternoon in June 2009,while having lunch, my better half, Ruby Ahluwalia made a small remark "we need to talk, there is something I have to share".

We had our lunch and true to her sunday afternoon ritual, she went for her afternoon beauty sleep. 

I picked up an old book and settled down. 

'We need to talk' was forgotten.

Post dinner, during our customary walk, she again said 'we need to talk'.

Now that sounded ominous. 

Fearing that I had screwed up again, I do this quite frequently and with reliable periodicity, I braced myself for another round of solid emotional downsizing.

'Looks like I have a lump in my left breast' she said and left it at that.

Thank God. Was that all. 

I was quite relieved.

Time past by. Monsoon was at its peak. Monsoon brings out the best in Mumbai. All washed up. I love mumbaiya monsoon and for me that is the best time of the year.

That also is the time of year when one moves jobs. I had been chosen to lead my organizations flagship loyalty program for entire the Western India. I was quite ecstatic. The role was just what I loved doing and got totally immersed in my responsibilities.

‘We need to talk’ was forgotten.

A fortnight later Ruby mentioned in the passing that she had discussed the lump with our family doctor and that the doctor recommended we go in for a mammogram, ASAP.

Mammogram, what the hell????
We went for it and the rest is history.

3 years later, Sanjeevani Life Beyond Cancer was born.