<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Between Life &  A Scalpel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between Life]]></description><link>https://www.lifescalpel.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:56:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lifescalpel.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Family's Genetic Battle — Part II: The Father I Was Meant to Meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[What began as a seizure-awareness session inside a crowded warehouse became something far more profound. As decades-old beliefs about epilepsy were challenged through a simple skit, one father stepped forward carrying a story of two sons living with a rare genetic disorder. 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What started as an awareness camp became the beginning of one family's journey through inherited neurological disease—and a reminder that the greatest cure often begins with understanding.]]></description><link>https://www.lifescalpel.com/post/a-familys-genetic-battlewhen-closure-became-the-cure-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c14eae4e-e893-401a-9bc4-be1b76208aa3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:06:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f006e8_3963767832c5485cb5f84ccd128a3f25~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Muralidharan v</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Drive When Eyes Opened, Even Briefly.... Final (When Trust Outlives Hope)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, the greatest victories in medicine are not measured by survival, but by trust. 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Sleep is never complete, silence is never absolute, and even a single message before dawn can change everything. This ch]]></description><link>https://www.lifescalpel.com/post/inside-the-neuro-icu-a-neurosurgeons-longest-night</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bd710a43-f3b3-462f-9187-43da75c071b6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f006e8_135fe702d2354872bb129f7a40abdd69~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Muralidharan v</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long DriveWhen Eyes Opened, Even Briefly.... Contd 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CT images flickered onto the screen as silence filled the console. I searched desperately for something I could fight—a clot, a bleed, a reason to operate. There was none. Then the chest scan appeared, revealing a massive haemopneumothorax. In that instant, hope shifted from the brain to the lungs, and I faced the hardest task of all—not surgery, but telling a family the truth while keeping hope alive.]]></description><link>https://www.lifescalpel.com/post/the-long</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f677778-d3a2-4c35-b8bd-e79b5aad048f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f006e8_44c6f06e036e4d948396494b3fe56048~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_765,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Muralidharan v</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Drive                                                 When Eyes Opened, Even Briefly Contd....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every second mattered. As a critically injured patient fought for life, the battle extended far beyond the resuscitation bay. Between crashing blood pressure, uncertain diagnoses, and the fragile trust of a terrified family, this is the story of what happens before the scalpel ever touches the skin.]]></description><link>https://www.lifescalpel.com/post/the-long-drive-when-eyes-opened-even-briefly-contd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bd63eaa9-6051-49da-8d0a-f649d513821a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:08:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f006e8_9f92d1e2b3374cb0bf96a766b3a543f0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Muralidharan v</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Operate?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover real stories from the operating room where science meets humanity. 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