Jyothy Sreedhar, an Assistant Professor of English at Sree Vidyadhiraja NSS College, Vazhoor has been a bilingual writer/author and social media influencer since 2010. She is a former RJ at AIR Kochi FM and a former VJ of several TV shows. She has previously won awards for her literary works, the most recent being the Indian Women Rising Star Award in 2024. She is also a research scholar of illness narratives at School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.

Dr. Mathew K. M. Puthiyidom, Specialist Surgeon in arthroscopy and arthroplasty at the Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine at St. Thomas Hospital, Chethipuzha, Changanassery and SH Medical Centre, Kottayam. He is the winner of the Deepika Newspaper Award for Medical Excellence (2023) and Pope John Paul II Medical Excellence Award (2020).

It was Professor Arthur Frank who, citing his personal experience, described illness as a “dangerous opportunity” for self-reflection and personal growth. Jyothy Sreedhar’s witty yet moving account of her “fortunate accident” not only illustrates the transformative potential of pain and suffering but also reminds us of the therapeutic nature of storytelling. There is also something so unique about this work: perhaps for the first time, we have a medical narrative co-authored by a patient and her doctor! The soothing presence of Dr. Mathew Puthiyidom during her treatment who eventually became her co-author was another perfect accident. I am sure this book is going to be a valuable addition to the discourse of literary health humanities”.

Dr. Chinmay Murali
Assistant Professor of English at SD College, Alappuzha and Subject Expert in Medical Humanities.