I was always fascinated by medical science .. I still am .. And more than the diseases , the remarkable human body which fights it and the treatments i am also thankful for the many experiences which it gave me in broadening my perspectives . For there are few professions where you see life in its raw form , the real truth from which most of us try to hide in our day to day life ..
The lady in her thirties breathless and propped up fighting for her life . I still remember her though i have seen many other breathless people due to a variety of causes . What was unique in her was she was fighting for her life with a heart disease and which was complicated by pregnancy . That particular woman had been advised against pregnancy because of the advanced stage of heart disease and the type of heart disease she had .It was a personal decision against medical advice . In one way foolhardy but the hope of having a baby on one hand and fighting the disease on other hand got the better of her . She was lucky to be alive to a large part due to the life saving treatment but whenever i think about any " fight or challenge " in life i think about her ..At that moment i saw her fighting the disease for her baby .
"Life " is a miracle and its lucky indeed to have it inspite of its many joys and sorrows . We must have been 20 both of us . As a part of overenthusiastic third year MBBS we voluntarily spend our days in casualty admission days to see how in real world emergencies patients are treated . On that particular day early morning ( early mornings is change over time and surprisingly very few casualties too ) . I was sitting alone in the medical casualty ( duty house officers were in duty room nearby ) . I dont know why the attenders wheeled in that boy into the medical casualty as they clearly told it was a bus accident . Being very senior attenders they saw my perplexed look and told that it was already seen ...brought dead and will soon be taken off to autopsy . I looked at him . Similar age as mine . No blood nothing .. Just looks like sleeping ....I wasnt afraid but of course i was uncomfortable because in that room both of us were there for around 20 minutes . But thinking back paradoxically these incidents helped me be more thankful for life and appreciate life more . After that i achieved so many things in so many avenues . Met so many people , learnt about life in so many aspects but he missed all of it at the threshold of youth .
She was a white lady .. I dont know her country of origin . But she used to walk in the middle of the ward a few times in her own world shouting and assuming that one of the interns was her boyfriend . Paranoid delusion as part of some psychiatric illness . Thats the medical aspect of it . But more importantly she was a woman thousands of kilometres from her homeland totally out not able to even think clearly . She could be a prominent person in her country , could have been even a successful person before but at that point in time she was the embodiment of helplessness . And seeing her i dont become helpless but i learnt the lesson of humility thinking whoever we are we are nothing if just a few things get out of control .
All these patients are faar back ... during my MBBS days ... But not immediately then after seeing life i slowly learnt that life as well as MBBS was teaching me the same thing ... Be humble , value life and fight challenges . And as a sideeffect (because its medicine ) i started hating pride and materialism whenever i see it ..
The lady in her thirties breathless and propped up fighting for her life . I still remember her though i have seen many other breathless people due to a variety of causes . What was unique in her was she was fighting for her life with a heart disease and which was complicated by pregnancy . That particular woman had been advised against pregnancy because of the advanced stage of heart disease and the type of heart disease she had .It was a personal decision against medical advice . In one way foolhardy but the hope of having a baby on one hand and fighting the disease on other hand got the better of her . She was lucky to be alive to a large part due to the life saving treatment but whenever i think about any " fight or challenge " in life i think about her ..At that moment i saw her fighting the disease for her baby .
"Life " is a miracle and its lucky indeed to have it inspite of its many joys and sorrows . We must have been 20 both of us . As a part of overenthusiastic third year MBBS we voluntarily spend our days in casualty admission days to see how in real world emergencies patients are treated . On that particular day early morning ( early mornings is change over time and surprisingly very few casualties too ) . I was sitting alone in the medical casualty ( duty house officers were in duty room nearby ) . I dont know why the attenders wheeled in that boy into the medical casualty as they clearly told it was a bus accident . Being very senior attenders they saw my perplexed look and told that it was already seen ...brought dead and will soon be taken off to autopsy . I looked at him . Similar age as mine . No blood nothing .. Just looks like sleeping ....I wasnt afraid but of course i was uncomfortable because in that room both of us were there for around 20 minutes . But thinking back paradoxically these incidents helped me be more thankful for life and appreciate life more . After that i achieved so many things in so many avenues . Met so many people , learnt about life in so many aspects but he missed all of it at the threshold of youth .
She was a white lady .. I dont know her country of origin . But she used to walk in the middle of the ward a few times in her own world shouting and assuming that one of the interns was her boyfriend . Paranoid delusion as part of some psychiatric illness . Thats the medical aspect of it . But more importantly she was a woman thousands of kilometres from her homeland totally out not able to even think clearly . She could be a prominent person in her country , could have been even a successful person before but at that point in time she was the embodiment of helplessness . And seeing her i dont become helpless but i learnt the lesson of humility thinking whoever we are we are nothing if just a few things get out of control .
All these patients are faar back ... during my MBBS days ... But not immediately then after seeing life i slowly learnt that life as well as MBBS was teaching me the same thing ... Be humble , value life and fight challenges . And as a sideeffect (because its medicine ) i started hating pride and materialism whenever i see it ..
Really touching!!
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Bald -Yes I am bald and was forced to meet that man whom you mentioned.Went to him and he forced 2 bottles on me.Instructions were to take a bath,dry the head ,and then apply the oil.Never allow the head to sweat as it my bring the oil to ones forehead
ReplyDeleteDo it for a month every night and then see the result. It really worked!! hair grew on my palm !! I am still bald
Such people should be sued . And that should be given publicity . US FDA after many years have started doing stringent checks on health claims by alternate systems .. Though i am from allopathy and nothing against alternate system i feel the risks should be honestly told to the patients ..
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your case . Newer treatments are in pipeline and baldness will be cured sometime soon even transplants are getting cheaper and better ..