ENGINEER · BRAIN CANCER SURVIVOR · AUTHOR · SPEAKER
What if healing is more than surviving?
In 2019 I was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer. What I built to survive it became MEDS — a practical, evidence-grounded framework for healing body, mind, and spirit. This book is that blueprint.
WHY I WROTE THIS
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I wrote the book I needed — and tried to hand the next person what took me years to find.
A Stage 4 diagnosis is not a problem I could engineer my way out of. But I learned there is a great deal I could still do. I hope it meets you wherever you are.
— Purna
tHE SIGNATURE FRAMEWORK
The MEDS healing framework
Four interconnected daily practices that became the spine of my recovery — and the organizing principle of everything that follows.
Meditation
Breathwork and mind-body practices that may help lower stress and rebuild resilience.
Exercise
Gentle, consistent movement calibrated to your energy — even during treatment.
Diet
Anti-inflammatory nutrition drawn from time-tested traditions and integrative oncology research.
Sleep
Restorative routines that support rest, emotional regulation, and recovery.
WHY THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT
One person. Three vantage points on the same diagnosis.
I write from lived experience — through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery — from inside the fight, not from a clinic.
I brought an engineer’s evidence-based thinking and rigorous research to the hardest problem I’ve ever had to solve.
An honest integration of modern medicine, daily lifestyle, and spiritual growth — you shouldn’t have to pick just one.
FROM THE BOOK
Moments along the way
There was a before. And then, on an ordinary afternoon at the gym, there was an after.
A young physician was the one to say it. Brain cancer. The room slowed.
I’m an engineer. I had no expectation that sitting still would do anything. Eight minutes in, I understood I’d been wrong.
Healing the body, it turned out, was a doorway. What was on the other side was harder, slower, and far more interesting.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
If you’re somewhere in this story, this book is for you.
Newly diagnosed
Facing a serious diagnosis and looking for a way to act, not just wait.
Survivors
Navigating the strange, under-discussed work of living well after treatment.
Caregivers & family
Walking alongside someone you love and searching for ways to help.
Anyone facing adversity
Wanting a grounded, repeatable framework for resilience under pressure.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
What readers are saying
Radical Healing is more than a book — it’s a deeply moving journey of courage, transformation, and hope.
Reading this felt like having a thoughtful, generous friend walk me through the most disorienting season of my life. I keep coming back to it.
What I appreciate most: he honors the medicine and the inner work without forcing you to choose between them. Healing is genuinely actionable.
A powerful and compassionate guide that helped me understand healing in a completely new way.
Beautifully written, practical, and deeply human. Highly recommended.
More reader notes are on the way as reviews come in.
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I don’t present myself as a medical authority. I share my lived experience so you can engage actively in your own healing — while honoring both medical care and inner wisdom.
— Purna
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
Frequently asked
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No. Although it’s written from inside a cancer diagnosis, the MEDS framework applies to anyone navigating serious illness, recovery, or major adversity — including chronic conditions, burnout, or significant life disruption.
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Meditation, Exercise, Diet, and Sleep — four daily practices that together support healing in body and mind. The book explains each pillar in depth and shows how to build them into your life, even during treatment.
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No — and it says so clearly. It’s a complement to medical care, not a substitute: a way to become an active participant in your own recovery alongside whatever treatment you’re receiving.
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Radical Healing is available on Amazon and through major booksellers.
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Yes. I speak on integrative healing, resilience, and the MEDS framework — use the contact page to send an inquiry.