Patient is around 40 years with polio and mental retardation since from childhood now admitted for fracture tibia and fibula '
As usual are pre op investigations and assessments are done and patient was shifted to OT in the morning Me and my colleague started assessing and securing iv cath for all planned cases And then my colleague called me for not securing an IV CATH for that patient , so I went and I even tried once It's been 3 times he suddenly bursted out with tears and said leave me ( in Gujarati) and started (weeping , blubbering , blabbing )like an 3 year old kid with red face and started cleaning his tears on his cheeks like a kid with his hands Even though that day Was hard for both of us
I was Normal till then he said leave me didi My heart suddenly felt heavy 'and I hav started having a guilty feeling and then me and my colleague went to my seniors and said and my seniors did secured the iv line And then surgery was over ! I went to see post op vitals around 5 pm ' He was stable vitally But I had that guilty feeling and I thought he will b angry and show some hate gestures' surprisingly he was smiling at me like a newborn kid and said I had ice cream didi Then his mother said he likes ice cream' we gave him ice cream and he still asking more of it ( with tears on her eyes and heavy heart of taking car of MR and polio child till 40 years of his age )
He then laughed and asked me an ice cream Then again I went for post op at night and he was smiling and welcoming me with his childish smile And I said bye after assessing vitals He replied bye with his innocent smile And I went to take my bike But still I was having a hard feeling and those words I heard was so hard on my heart ( leave me please) Then again and I went to him with an ice creams He jumped with happiness and then received my ice creams and I said bye I then left with less heaviness on my heart 🖤😀 Even today he smiled at me and waved me a a hye 👋 with his cute smile 👋wen I went to see my pre op assessments of posted cases tmrw !'
Though it's simple Being mr and polio kid not even able to take care of himself is not easy for him and also for others who is taking care of him Being a mother to MR / polio child having a guilt of giving life to that child And hearing hurtful words from her family and working to take care of him and even doing his personal care things is not easy as we think ' ! (If u feel it u will see it )
Bros and sis We are all blessed to have good body without physical limitations and family to care of us Having food without any difficulties wenever we needed
Aren't we r blessed!'?
- DR.PRIYANGA RAVI (R1 resident anaesthesiology)
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