A young man's legs start betraying him- they buckle, trip, and make walking a guessing game. Along comes spinal surgery, family worries, and a dose of superstition. In this episode of Brainpickings with Dr Mazda Turel, life reminds us that control is mostly an illusion. Body that doesn't listen, tough decisions, and a week that feels like ten. Sometimes the only choice is to shrug, wonder and hang on just enough to keep standing, because there's no escape. You wait, you worry, you argue with common sense, and wonder if the world has gone off to grab a cup of tea while you are stuck figuring out what to do next.Follow Dr Turel at: https://www.instagram.com/mazdaturel/Producers: P. Akash, Susamma Joy KurianVideo: Amey Suhas MansabdarEditor: Vishnudas K.S. Assistant Producer: Mayuri TiwariThumbnail: Uthara DineshSpotify Cover Art: Sujesh K. Special Thanks:Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai CentralPaxton Equipments, Mumbai(Health, Health Podcast, Dr Mazda Turel, Health Podcast India, Neurosurgery, Brainpickings with Dr Mazda Turel)

A young woman returns from a pre-wedding photoshoot. The next morning she is unable to move her legs, unsure if she will ever walk again.

In this Valentine's Week special episode of Brainpickings with Dr Mazda Turel, the neurosurgeon shares a story where love is forced to confront fear, asking a difficult question: Would you marry someone who may never walk again?

It’s like you love 'love', but you believe you're not capable of giving it or receiving it. That's when hope becomes a choice, much like in Walter Salles' 'The Motorcycle Diaries', which reminds us that hope keeps you moving even when the road disappears. After all, isn't love a revolution?

(Health, Health Podcast, Dr Mazda Turel, Health Podcast India, Neurosurgery, Brainpickings with Dr Mazda Turel, Valentine's Day, Love, Hope)

A woman in her 60s lives with trigeminal neuralgia, a pain so constant that she once felt like jumping off a bridge just to escape it. After treatment, she crosses that same bridge again - this time driving over it without fear.

In this episode of Brainpickings with Dr Mazda Turel, Principal Correspondent Pooja Biraia listens as medicine restores the ordinary courage to live day by day, echoing the quiet, reflective perspective of Guy Maddin's 'My Winnipeg', where life is seen in its small, persistent moments rather than through grand gestures.

Follow Dr Mazda Turel on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mazdaturel/

Producers: P. Akash, Susamma Joy Kurian

Video: Amey Suhas Mansabdar

Editor: Vishnudas K.S.

Assistant Producer: Mayuri Tiwari

Thumbnail: Uthara Dinesh

Spotify Cover Art: Sujesh K.

Special Thanks:

Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central

Paxton Equipments, Mumbai

(Health, Health Podcast, Dr Mazda Turel, Health Podcast India, Neurosurgery, Brainpickings with Dr Mazda Turel, Trigeminal Neuralgia)