On being a caring family doctor

We have doctors in our family.And they are also family doctors. How lucky can we get? For minor health irritations to any sickness, they are there to take over the entire package of caring, treating, followup and nutritional and life style issues. We may be anywhere, a few hundred metres away or at the other tend of the globe. They are just a phone call away.

We have been utterly and thoroughly spoilt. Our world view of doctors is terribly coloured by them. I will always defend doctors whenever there is any discussion on their unethical practises and usurious ways. I would take the doctor's side and give them a peep into their life. Of course I will not defend any of the wrong practises that some doctors indulge in.

Now for the last over a month, appa has been continuously unwell and bed ridden. They have been visiting atleast thrice a day, everyday for 35 days. They also get phone updates from the nurses. They manage the nurses and their absenteism because appa cannot be without nurse help even for a few hours. They send nurses from their nursing home and take extra burden on themselves if proper help was not possible on any given day. They manage the medicines and oversee that they are delivered on time and correctly.They manage to order for an air bed and be there when it is delivered and installed. The wire ran through the room, so at 10 pm they came with sticking plasters and secured the wires, so that they dont cause any harm to amma when she is moving in the room. I had heard about the need for a sticking plaster and I bought one and was taking it the next day morning, only to find that it has already been attended to. Such attention to detail and tender loving care. They are damn good doctors of over 35 years practice.They are very caring for their parents.They give complete turnkey solution to appa's welfare, that it is simply unbelievable.

This time appa's illness has been a great challenge for them.I had a close look this time for the last 35 days and I can say with total confidence, that there cannot be any doctor who gives this level of professional care and also double up as exemplary daughter and son in law and playing the extremely tight rope walking double role to the hilt.If they get emotional then their professional judgement is impaired. But they are extremely emotionally attached to appa. So it is taking a tremendous toll on them. Whatever it takes, they are there everyday, thrice a day or more if need be and any other time on call. This is in addition to a really roaring general practice and surgical cases that they handle in their nursing home and elsewhere.

God be with them and take care of them in the way they are taking care of appa..