It
is my second clinical in one of the hospital in KL at the radiotherapy
department.and there is this one patient which kind of attract me and moved me
as well.He was coughing badly for about 3 to 4 weeks.By the time he came to se
the doctor,he was diagnosed with lung cancer and he came for the treatment.Patient
is indeed very concern about his disease.He kept asking this and that to the
radiographer nonstop.I would say that he was really like a serious one of all
the patient.He is very anxious and yet he keep it up and give his very best of
all.It was during his 2nd fraction that he was complaining he is
having a bloody cough,which he had never had before.He looks very healthy
indeed despite the palliative treatment(treatment for end stage disease aiming to prolong the life span and not for cure) he is receiving.The patient himself
told us that he jogs more than twice per week and he is practising healthy life
style yet the disease still choose him.His mother had a colonic cancer after
all.He asked the radiographer on whether he got the disease as her mother had
it too,is it inheritance?.But then the radiographer told him that colon cancer
is not an inheritable disease so it is just a coincidence.Besides,he used to be
a social smoker less that 10 years ago and had stopped since then.He even asked
the radiographer on his chances of survival.But as a radiographer we couldnt
have said much.It is inappropriate if we were to tell the patient even if we
knew.So the radiographer just told him briefly and asked him to consult the
doctor.But of course he looks very worried indeed.He tried his best to fight
the disease.The radiographer told him to practise a proper diet throughout the
treatment and he needs to drink a lot of plain water.He is very truthful,obeying
every single orders fron the health practisioner, that he even bring his mineral
bottle every single day(when there is no other patient doing it at all) during
the treatment and he asked on how much does exactly he need to drink.is it this
much?or that much?of course he don’t have to force himself.Just drink it slowly
and take it easy.Thats what the radiographer told him.During the earlier
treatment he was indeed very anxious that the doctor had again to consult him
for the second time.He is also indeed the first and the earliest patient to
enter the hospital every single morning.Seing him fighting for his life I wonder
why do we give up our life so easily?There is just too many people outhere
fighting for the sake of their life when we people take life for granted and
most of all take our health for granted.Yes of course it is true that cancer can
just affect anyone regardless of your gender,age,health status,and such.Being you
young or old cancer knows no borders and limits.They can just affect
anyone.Even the newborn.So the point is that don’t take life for granted,spend
time fruitfully and make ur life meaningful and do take care of your health.Most
of all,as a muslim,live ur life for the sake of Allah,so that even if u have to
die anytime u will have no regret.
*this is gonna become my case
study..:)
