An Indian Journey through Lent, Day 16
You will have noticed that so far I (David) have been the sole writer of this Lenten Diary. That’s mainly because Lena has been extremely busy for the past 1½ months, covering for Lady Willingdon Hospital’s medical superintendent and his wife while they have been on long leave. Tonight I shall leave to one side what I’ve been thinking about and publish a couple of Lena’s quickly written reflections from Facebook. They give an excellent window on her life at present. The discipline she is under, assisting those who come to the hospital, is as strict as anything one would want to undergo in Lent.
“Work Diary, 19 March, 2014
After 3 very busy days and nights I am now in bed. Monday was busy with many patients with injuries. It was a very cold and rainy day and one man was found unconscious outside the hospital after an overdose of ? heroin, he recovered quickly after some Naloxone ( antidote). Later we had 5 with major injuries after a car accident. 4 of them with head injuries and sadly a 21 year old man arrested and died here. There was a pregnant woman who had a ruptured ectopic with 3 liters of blood in her abdomen but thanks to Dr Rashmi she is fine now. Last night we had 2 women arrive at the same time, one in shock after blood loss and the other with a massive heart attack, she died. Today we have admitted 2 patients into the ICU, one having suffered an ischemic stroke and the other with an acute myocardial infarction — feeling exhausted.
Work Diary, 20 march, 2014
Another night with disrupted sleep. Young woman who poured kerosene all over herself and then lit a match. What agony! She has now been transferred to another hospital with a burn unit.
Work does not involve only the patient but comforting relatives. The agony of the parents when they saw their daughter with extensive burns. — feeling sad.”
You will have noticed that so far I (David) have been the sole writer of this Lenten Diary. That’s mainly because Lena has been extremely busy for the past 1½ months, covering for Lady Willingdon Hospital’s medical superintendent and his wife while they have been on long leave. Tonight I shall leave to one side what I’ve been thinking about and publish a couple of Lena’s quickly written reflections from Facebook. They give an excellent window on her life at present. The discipline she is under, assisting those who come to the hospital, is as strict as anything one would want to undergo in Lent.
“Work Diary, 19 March, 2014
After 3 very busy days and nights I am now in bed. Monday was busy with many patients with injuries. It was a very cold and rainy day and one man was found unconscious outside the hospital after an overdose of ? heroin, he recovered quickly after some Naloxone ( antidote). Later we had 5 with major injuries after a car accident. 4 of them with head injuries and sadly a 21 year old man arrested and died here. There was a pregnant woman who had a ruptured ectopic with 3 liters of blood in her abdomen but thanks to Dr Rashmi she is fine now. Last night we had 2 women arrive at the same time, one in shock after blood loss and the other with a massive heart attack, she died. Today we have admitted 2 patients into the ICU, one having suffered an ischemic stroke and the other with an acute myocardial infarction — feeling exhausted.
Work Diary, 20 march, 2014
Another night with disrupted sleep. Young woman who poured kerosene all over herself and then lit a match. What agony! She has now been transferred to another hospital with a burn unit.
Work does not involve only the patient but comforting relatives. The agony of the parents when they saw their daughter with extensive burns. — feeling sad.”
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