About Us

“When my life is measured in months, weeks, days, hours, I want to live free of pain, free of indignity, free of loneliness; give me your hand, give me your understanding, give me your love, then let me go peacefully and help my family to understand (a Cancer Patient’s Prayer)

We talk to them assuring them that “No matter what happens to you we will not desert you”. When I am tired a hand should be near, when I am in pain I need consolation, heart must touch heart, if not what is the use of sympathy.

It all started when Mrs. Santha Jose happened to accompany one of her relatives, a cancer patient, to the Regional Cancer Centre in Trivandrum for treatment. The plight of hundreds of cancer patients struggling with the same disease moved her so much that she firmly resolved to make a difference in their lives. This idea was shared with a group of like-minded ladies and they met the Director of RCC, Dr. M. Krishnan Nair, Dr. Paul Sebastian, HOD of Head and Neck, and the Chief Nursing Superintendent, Sister Vijaya with this vision in mind. Ever since, Asraya has been rendering exemplary service in this field for the past 15 years.

The RCC doctors and nursing staff regularly impart necessary training to the Asraya volunteers to make them proficient in this endeavor. A heart-felt thanks to
1. Dr.Paul Sebastian -  Director
2. Dr.Ramdas.K -  Superintendent.
3. Dr.P.G.Jayaprakash -  Addl.Director
     Dr. Kusumakumari.P -  Addl.Director
4. Dr Latha -  Assistant Professor in Sociology (RCC-Asraya Co-ordinator)
5. Dr.M Krishnan Nair -  Founder Director of RCC
6. Dr.B.Rajan -  Former Director RCC
7. Dr. Manjula -  Former Doctor in Charge of Asraya.
8. Dr. Jayaprakash Madhavan  -  Former Superintendent
9. Dr. Cherian Koshy -  HOD, Pain and Palliative Care
10.Sr. Kumari Thankam.S -  Former Nursing Staff in Charge, Palliative Care Division.

They have helped us immensely in our work.