I have recently started writing for a doctor`s column for a post noon newspaper,...and it`s an interesting experience.. in this world of internet information, one still finds people who read newspaper columns and write in queries. the tough part though, is to reply without sounding like a boring teacher... or giving too many gory details,thus scaring the pants off them!.
I sometimes i feel, a little fear is a good thing, as too many people seem to take health issues a little tooo easily.In india especially,.health is usually of no consequence.both.in context of importance and budget.
Probably one reason the indian goverment works like this, is that it constitutes of indian people.!!. who, do not believe to much in planning for, or forseeing bad times! if it were not for flora and fauna distribution,..the ostrich could have been our national bird!.
The average indian would think of health, probably after festivities/ holidays/ kids/ schools/ /car , and the dog..and usually ignores anything related to health until the body squeals/shrieks and finally putters to a halt.....
once the screeching halt stage happens, it is crisis management time.where one rushes to the doctor heaving and sighing..[usually on a sunday afternoon.].
After the crisis call on a cellphone number [given by a helpful friend who`s aunts daughter delivered with the unknown doctor],..they would probably make the poor lady go crazy managing the stuation..and once better vanish,.. follow ups do not exist in the indan scenario.,.only cliff hanger situations do,..when they will call again..usually sometime between midnight and 3 am on a saturday night into the future!..
.and yes ..[for those of you outside india chancing upon this blog... indian doctors are still gullible enough to hand out cell phone numbers.,..though something tells me that will change VERY soon!.ha ha !]..
The sarcasm apart,.. it is heartbreaking when the ending is not happy... and it hurts the healer as much as the hurt..so much of heart break could have been saved with a little more concern,..
when will we start understanding ,.that heallth is ephemeral...it needs care, and only a fool does not know that..!
I sometimes i feel, a little fear is a good thing, as too many people seem to take health issues a little tooo easily.In india especially,.health is usually of no consequence.both.in context of importance and budget.
Probably one reason the indian goverment works like this, is that it constitutes of indian people.!!. who, do not believe to much in planning for, or forseeing bad times! if it were not for flora and fauna distribution,..the ostrich could have been our national bird!.
The average indian would think of health, probably after festivities/ holidays/ kids/ schools/ /car , and the dog..and usually ignores anything related to health until the body squeals/shrieks and finally putters to a halt.....
once the screeching halt stage happens, it is crisis management time.where one rushes to the doctor heaving and sighing..[usually on a sunday afternoon.].
After the crisis call on a cellphone number [given by a helpful friend who`s aunts daughter delivered with the unknown doctor],..they would probably make the poor lady go crazy managing the stuation..and once better vanish,.. follow ups do not exist in the indan scenario.,.only cliff hanger situations do,..when they will call again..usually sometime between midnight and 3 am on a saturday night into the future!..
.and yes ..[for those of you outside india chancing upon this blog... indian doctors are still gullible enough to hand out cell phone numbers.,..though something tells me that will change VERY soon!.ha ha !]..
The sarcasm apart,.. it is heartbreaking when the ending is not happy... and it hurts the healer as much as the hurt..so much of heart break could have been saved with a little more concern,..
when will we start understanding ,.that heallth is ephemeral...it needs care, and only a fool does not know that..!
