Tender Loving Care

I was having conversation with my dear friend and this came up. "Everyone I met surely post this question to me, just because I'm a medical student and doctor-to-be. 'How's your study? When are you going to be a doctor?' Oh my gosh! How many times do I have to answer this question over and over again with a consistent yet satisfying one?" Out of a sudden I have this superb idea in my mind! This is how I see my Medical life... When I was a medical student, I'm a pure, white, blank paper (surely have to be SIRIM (quality-control) approved ones...), waiting to be painted and written on.  And now, a co-as (co-assistant) in clinical rotation, I'm a paper scribbled with loads of information, but there're lots of fill-in-the-blank to do.  In the future, as a houseman, I'll be a passage filled waiting to be corrected.  Move on, as a medical doctor, I'll be a re-written passage waiting to be tested.  Just as life moves on, I'll b...

Just a quick review from my experience in Interna in July... While i was on duty in the ICCU ward during interna, there was this patient with tubes all over him and needed CPR twice in the afternoon to keep him alive till night, when he passed away around 11pm. When i saw the patient, he kept going into cardiac arrhythmia, since he got cardiac arrest hours before, and ECG showed posterior-inferior infect, it would mean that he needs a PCT immediately. Hence, i asked the doctor why the patient was still here in the ICCU ward but not in the Cath Lab for the operation. The answer was a bit distressing: he has no money. The doctor explained that the procedure would cost a lot, and it is covered by the certain insurance for the poor, but not by some other insurance. If he is rich, then carrying the procedure will have no problem.If he is very poor or near poor, and have that certain insurance, there will not be a problem as well. The problem here is that neither him nor his f...

The sharing by Pastor Junn from Phillipines on Sunday in church is quite interesting. Hence, i would love to share one part of the sharing here. It's about the story of 4 Asians living in the state. There was a new barber shop which gave free haircut to their customers as their opening gifts. Then came these 4 Asians, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Phillipino. All of them had their haircut and were very happy and grateful for it. Hence, the next day, they planned to show their gratitude by bringing something for the barber. First, the Chinese brought dimsum, follwed by the Indonesian with sate ayam, and the Japanese, sushi. Later, the Phillipino came to the shop and he brought even more Philipino or friends! You can laugh all you want and say, "True, that's just how life is at times, share the gift!" wahahahaha! Now, come to the main point, and i quote: "Things that we received for free, had experienced, we want to share it with others." In fa...

3 months in my clinical rotation and I already felt and learned a lot of lessons from it. Frankly, the one thing I hate most about this life is gossip. I really hate it. Second thing that I can’t stand at all is the double faces of people I see and met every now and then. But please get it right, I’m talking about colleagues, spare the patients. These two things get me to evaluate myself in the very first place. Am I gossiping around? Am I the double faced person around others? I tried and am trying to further myself from all these. I’m trying to learn more from my patients and books. I’m trying to not be influenced by what others do and do what is best for me. Hmmph,  sounds selfish. Ok, maybe what I think and feel is best for all. I’m trying not to hurt people with my words. To help instead. To love despise the differences. Life is a lesson and I’m learning… =)

hmmph。。。深夜独自一人坐在宿舍的读书室，对着电脑和一本空白的笔记簿，突然觉得其实这感觉好奇妙。就在这时刻，我可以独自的想及做一些我想要做的东西。听歌、打字、发呆、在那空白的笔记簿上画画。 这感觉其实真的不错。=） 有时候真的感到非常的累。指的不只是 学业 工作的累，也指着人与人之间的互动。 无论如何，我会尽我的权力做到最好。 不惰、不愁、不烦、不怒、不赶，而是要去享受这一切一切。 ps：对不起，如果我错了，请原谅我吧！一起加油吧！

Today, 16th May 2012, marks the 26th Wedding Anniversary of my daddy Jeremiah Tan and Mummy Bee Luan. 26 years ago, they both took the vow and started a life together. 2 years later, they gave birth to a baby girl named Eunice (Yes!!! It's me!). 3 baby girls followed in nine years time. Wow! Four girls! Haha! All i have to say to both my mom and dad is "I LOVE YOU". I really do. "Because of your love for each other you both took the vow on this day 26 years ago. Because of of your love you both take care and support each other in ways that only both of you could understand, through hardships and joyful moments. Because of your love you both keep the vow tight and continue to walk in faith with God. Because of your love for us you both work hard to raise four of us in such marvelous ways. Because of you both we are who we are today. Thank you so much for showing us what love is all about... Happy 26th Wedding Anniversary daddy Jeremiah Tan and mummy Tan Bee Luan...

When i was in the emergency department the other day, a child came in with ambulance having seizure. The nurse and doctor rushed over and gave the child i.v. diazepam and oxygen. The nurse was furious as the child had been seizing for more than 15 minutes without any intervention but only infusion from the primary healthcare. When the doctor asked the mom about the child age, education and medical history, i was saddened. He is almost 9 years old without any education yet (which mean he cant read or write), and according to the mom she is going to enroll him soon into SLB (sekolah luar biasa). The child had seizure since 5 months old and from then on, he was diagnosed with epilepsy. Having status epilepticus last evening wasn't good for him. Looking at him, i felt my heart ached. It almost bleeds. But this scenario is only a tip of an iceberg. The question i have for myself: what can i do to help them? and i'm not talking about medically only, but also socially. Comparing...