Food For Thought...

Its almost to the end of my fourth week at work. I have been pretty exhausted. I am getting used to being on my feet the whole day. I have met the most cheerful patient and i have also met the grumpy ones but i guess its normal in my patients' cases as they are going through a difficult phase of life.

In fact just two days ago a dear colleauge of mine passed away after battling with cancer. That got me thinking. Will i ever have to face such a situation? I just can't help but feel the fear of such things happening.

I have this patient who comes in everyday. She is a foreigner and is in town for her treatment. Due to the extensiveness of her disease, she has loss complete function of her limbs. She knows that her days are numbered. She has left her husband and her four children back home and the only family member accompanying her is her mother. Her mother patiently sits with her everyday talking to her, keeping her updated about the latest happenings and urging her to keep her head up. In fact she was all smiles today when we were treating her as her husband and children were due to arrive in singapore at three in the afternoon. She was counting down to the last second. There, in that ward was this woman hanging in to see her husband and children. On the other hand, there are people like me who may people such as family and friends for granted, thinking that they will always be there. But what happens if one day they are not OR you may not have that one day to say your final goodbye or ask for forgiveness for all the misdeeds you have done?

I would like to take this oppurtunity to thank all my family and friends for being there with me in almost everything i do. I love you guys!