4th Oct 2017, Vellore
Day 2 at CMC Vellore. Assisting my
brother for a medical checkup. When I entered here yesterday, there was lot anxiety
in me. I had made that long journey from Jamshedpur to Chennai to Vellore
even without a firm appointment. But it was because of Jebaraj, my Sales
Manager at the local Mahindra dealership, we could crack the appointment on day
1 itself. Jebaraj, thank you so much!
I never seen such a sight in my life
ever. Thousands of of patient and their fatigued relatives moving helter
skelter in the confusing corridors of CMC . There was Chaos all around. Someone
said more 10,000 patients from India and abroad gets attended every day!
Then the defining moment of
consultancy with our Dr happened. Before the interaction I still held on
to the ambitious plan that perhaps I may still have the chance to take my 6th
Oct flight back to Dhaka.
Reality seeps in! You need to do the
twelve test, consult 2 specialists before 9th, and meet me on 10th Oct with all
reports. I can’t say anything before that – said the Dr. I could realise
the ordeals had begun. Beta Suru Ho Ja ..i said to myself. I could
see hundreds of patients waiting at each of these points of blood sample
collection, X Ray etc. However, we had a good start. With the help of Jebaraj,
we couple manage almost 6 of the test on Day 1. I can honestly admit, had there
been no local support what we did in 2 hours would have taken 5 days! Checked
in at a local hotel in the evening.
Day 2 was not bad either. Started
the day at 6 am with the fasting blood test, and continues all well during the
day with the other tests.
But in the last 24 hours, certain
things have changed. The huge rush of patients did not bother me much. Things
around me that looked “CHAOTIC” yesterday looked cool today. The anxious faces
now looked like faces gleaming with “HOPE”. I did NOT find myself as STRANGER
in the confusing corridors of CMC Vellore.
When I did a retrospection with
these key works – Chaotic, Stranger, Hope, something struck me. Everything
looked “Chaotic” because there was chaos within “Me”. When the Chaos within me
had gone, the faces looked gleaming with “Hope” and not “disquiet with anxiety”
. The thousands of patients who could reach this far had already won half of
the battle with their ailment, they could feel they are now in “ safe hands of
CMC doctors “.
So many time we have experienced
situations when we are stressed , feeling low , disappointed . We feel pity for
ourselves and keep reverberating "why me". We look
outward that "Once" things around will improve , I will feel
better and lucky.
Very strongly we feel perhaps things
around me has to “change for better”. But it’s the opposite that is more true
–“when I Change , every things around me has already changed for better”
Good Day!
Regards
Robin
Nice capture.
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