ISBN: 9789351368175    Publisher: Collins Business Year of publishing: 2014     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 160        Language: English

From Ouch to Oops is a humorous narrative of RamG Vallath's life, a story of how he reinvented himself after being struck down by an incurable autoimmune disorder at the peak of his career. The disorder starts with tremors in his hands and deterioration of balance, but these conditions worsen rapidly and lead to a weakening of muscles and loss of dexterity in his fingers. His problems are compounded when he is asked to leave his job. His medicines are expensive and rife with side effects. But what is worse, they are mostly ineffective. However, in spite of the odds, he keeps his spirits high, being always the one to keep his team and family in high spirits. Finally, he enrolls for a clinical trial in the US which can potentially cure him and the treatment is successful. He uses his experiences to create a unique motivational intervention for corporate employees and becomes a successful motivational speaker, consultant and mentor. Three key lessons to take away from RamG's life: no problem is unsolvable always be the provider of cheer and when the going gets tough, the tough get humorous. A fighter's struggle with an incurable disorder.
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Born into a middle-class household in Kerala, RamG Vallath had a successful corporate career having worked as the COO of Airtel and the director of Dell and HP until he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that affected his nerves and gradually weakened his muscles, at the age of thirty-three. Over the next ten years, while grappling with his deteriorating health, he continued to hold down tough and complex jobs, spreading cheer and humour wherever he went. Finally, he managed to find a potential cure for this otherwise incurable disorder and underwent a clinical trial in Chicago. In his quest for improved fitness, he lost 12 kg after the treatment and taught himself how to swim by watching instructional videos on YouTube. His talk titled 'Find Your Own Oops in Life' has been delivered to thousands of corporate employees and has made them laugh out loud even while giving life-changing lessons.
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