Life Interrupted: A Journey of Sibling Loss, Legacy, and Oral Cancer Awareness: Parul / Manu

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Life Interrupted: Finding Purpose Through Grief

In a deeply moving episode of "The Broken Pack™", Dentist Dr. Parul Dua Makkar shares her sibling loss story of losing her younger brother, Dentist Dr. Manu Dua, to oral cancer. With Dr. Dean, she explores her special sibling special bond, the harrowing experience of Manu's illness, and how this profound loss has transformed her life.

Dr. Makkar describes how the writing of her brother's previously unfinished book, Life Interrupted: A Young Dentist's Journey with Cancer, Legacy, and the Lessons Left Behind, became a powerful act of processing her grief and connecting to Manu. Her dedication to finishing his story led her down the path of advocacy, raising awareness about not only sibling loss but also the importance of early detection and treatment of oral cancer.
About Dr. Makkar & Links Mentioned in the Show:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/duagoodjob
Linked in: Dr. Parul Dua Makkar
Website (including information on the Dua Good Job Symposium): https://www.duagoodjob.com/
Book: Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide

An additional Oral Cancer Awareness / resource:
The Oral Cancer foundation: https://oralcancerfoundation.org/
Young Adult Cancer Resource: https://yasurvivors.org/about/

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Chương

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. About Dr. Parul Dua Makkar (00:01:25)

3. About Her Brother, Dr. Manu Dua (00:02:04)

4. Their Relationship (00:02:50)

5. Oh, Manu: A Dentist's Knowledge & A Dentist's Fear (00:05:22)

6. The Big Question (00:07:04)

7. Dua Good Job: Manu's Writing (00:10:34)

8. Isolation of Cancer & COVID-19 (00:12:05)

9. The Question...Again (00:14:37)

10. The Journey to Canada (00:16:34)

11. A Sister's Role: Planning The Funeral (00:18:16)

12. Ongoing Secondary Losses (00:22:01)

13. Delaying Grief (00:25:36)

14. Becoming An Oral Cancer Advocate in Their Field (00:29:11)

15. Meaning Reconstruction: Educating Other Medical & Dental Professionals (00:30:30)

16. Continuing Bond: The Book (00:33:39)

17. How Parul is Now (00:40:20)

18. Sharing Manu with Her Children and Others (00:45:46)

19. Memories (00:50:15)

20. Finding Your Pack (00:51:44)

21. Outro (00:52:59)