“To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always”
This was the quotation that stuck in my mind after a talk by Dr John P Judson (aka Dr JPJ), a surgeon-turned-lecturer, in IMU on Medicine – A Passion for Healing. A doctor’s job is not to cure people, but to comfort and relieve people’s pain. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘surgery’
20 Jan
I AM YOU…. I am Tomorrow’s Doctor
26 Aug
Cancer? No Cancer? Part 2
I am not really sure how should I be feeling right now. I am going through a plethora of feelings i.e angry, happy, sad, disappointed, grateful, hopeful, confused.
Previously, I mentioned that my mum went through a surgery to remove some non-cancerous growth from her tummy. Today, the “specimen”’s lab report was returned (Specimen refers to [...]
16 Aug
Mum Is in Hospital
Today, mum was admitted into hospital to get rid of the non-cancerous growth inside her abdomen. Please refer to my post on Cancer? No Cancer? to get a fuller picture on this.
Mum was in the operating theatre from 4.30pm till 9.30pm. That is a long 5-hour surgery to remove the “thing”. She looked really pale [...]
