great doc

yesterday we were posted to rehab clinic under Dr. TR. i was so inspired at how he treated his patients......
a father who had a stroke a few months back was sitting in a wheel chair, accompanied to the rehab clinic that day with his son n daughter. he could not speak, as his speech was disturbed after his stroke. he suffered a right hemiparesis. his children did all the talking to the doc. when testing for his motor power, the patient did not co-operate with the doc. his son then spoke to his father in a soft spoken voice, "ayah, angkat tangan...etc". then when the doc asked them y hasnt the father been on all his follow-ups to the other clinics for his other health conditions, the son just replied "i used to bring my father there. but everytime when i do so, when i bring my father into the room n when the doc sees that my father is a post-cva patient, he doesnt even bother to examine my father. he just asks me a few questions then sends us home or refer us to u (rehab). we wait so long just to see the doctor. but when we enter the room, the doc doesn't even bother to take his bp. my father looks so sad everytime we come home from the clinic. so that's why we decided that out of all the clinics that we need to bring him for follow-ups, we will only now bring him to ur rehab clinic". Dr TR was very sad to hear that. he spent time listening to the patient's family n examined the patient from head to toe. he reassured the patient n his family that he will do everything that he can to help them. i think that day Dr. TR spent an hour with that patient n his family.

that day, the patient n his family went out of the room with a smile on their face. it really showed how much they appreciate what Dr. TR did for them. Dr. TR said, "as a doctor, we might not be able to cure every disease, but the most important part of being a doc is to provide comfort to our patients. even thou the patient came in with a hemiparesis and we cant change that fact when he leaves our room that day, but as long as he sees that there's still hope n that he walks out that day with the feeling of comfort".

i was very touched on how Dr. TR treats his patients. really inspired by what he did that day. we saw many patients that day. n every patient walked out with a smile on their face. i hope one day i can be a great doc like Dr. TR.

i was oso very touched coz these patients who either had a previous stroke, or head injury or amputation........were all accompanied to the clinic by their family members. i think family support is very important for these patients. family support is very important to everyone everytime, but for these patients, it'll be very difficult to go on if not for their families. totally solute those who are so strong inside, and hav the patience for the needy.

i learnt a lot from the clinic that day. i think that day, Dr. TR showed us what is the meaning of being a good doctor. everyone can become a doctor, but a good doctor is hard to find. hope that we all can become a good doctor and are strong and hav the patience for not only our patient, but for everyone around us, including friends and family where-ever and whenever :)