Comments on: Week of Misfortune http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/ As life cruises along; vita non est vivere sed valere Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: just me http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1518 just me Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:00:05 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1518 Here's hoping you will have a great weekend to recuperate from all the current stress Here’s hoping you will have a great weekend to recuperate from all the current stress

]]> By: Sherly George http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1525 Sherly George Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:18:18 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1525 I have not recovered from it as yet. First was the mother of my colleague, who suffered from throat cancer passed away on the 16th FEbruary 2007. I have visited her twice in the hospital and all I could remember was how Raj suffered. It is terrible to see and watch how the cancer patients die in front of you. Called my brother and told him to change his profession. Cannot imagine what he is going through everyday with patients dying away in his presence. One death is enough to make me feel so bad. The next day,17th February 2007, a student of mine, passed away due to heart infection. During my days of teaching him, his fingernails were always blue black. What I admired about him is his determination to study right to the very end despite knowing his illness. I am told by the College to write a word or two about him. This is the forth student dying on me. The first, passed away in a freak accident in 1996 due to car racing, the second was an International student, who passed away due to stomach cancer and the third is a disabled boy, who passed away after sitting for his Final year exams due to an illness i cannot pronounce. He was given an honoury award for completing his degree and the award was accepted by his parents during our graduation ceremony in 1998 with a broken heart. I have another colleague, whose mum is suffering from nose cancer now, after suffering from breast cancer for 7 years. She had to resign to take care of her mum. Another friend is suffering of breast cancer...she is only 26 years old. God knows whats next. Life is short. Live life to the fullest. Tomorrow will never exist...it is God who decides. I have to keep my mind occupied to forget all this incidents. I have not recovered from it as yet. First was the mother of my colleague, who suffered from throat cancer passed away on the 16th FEbruary 2007. I have visited her twice in the hospital and all I could remember was how Raj suffered. It is terrible to see and watch how the cancer patients die in front of you. Called my brother and told him to change his profession. Cannot imagine what he is going through everyday with patients dying away in his presence. One death is enough to make me feel so bad. The next day,17th February 2007, a student of mine, passed away due to heart infection. During my days of teaching him, his fingernails were always blue black. What I admired about him is his determination to study right to the very end despite knowing his illness. I am told by the College to write a word or two about him. This is the forth student dying on me. The first, passed away in a freak accident in 1996 due to car racing, the second was an International student, who passed away due to stomach cancer and the third is a disabled boy, who passed away after sitting for his Final year exams due to an illness i cannot pronounce. He was given an honoury award for completing his degree and the award was accepted by his parents during our graduation ceremony in 1998 with a broken heart.
I have another colleague, whose mum is suffering from nose cancer now, after suffering from breast cancer for 7 years. She had to resign to take care of her mum. Another friend is suffering of breast cancer…she is only 26 years old. God knows whats next. Life is short. Live life to the fullest. Tomorrow will never exist…it is God who decides. I have to keep my mind occupied to forget all this incidents.

]]> By: susan http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1534 susan Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:27:19 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1534 As they say, live every day as if there is no tomorrow. Appreciate the little things happening around us. Our family, friends are the assets we have. Cherish that. As they say, live every day as if there is no tomorrow. Appreciate the little things happening around us. Our family, friends are the assets we have. Cherish that.

]]> By: just me http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1537 just me Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:36:03 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1537 Sherly, I understand your morbity now. I hope the lives of the loved ones of those you mentioned have been challenged for the better . Sherly, I understand your morbity now.

I hope the lives of the loved ones of those you mentioned have been challenged for the better .

]]> By: Judy Leese http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1541 Judy Leese Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:42:05 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1541 George, Eat, drink and be merry.....BUT not before you go into your surgery theatre! Have a great year ahead! George, Eat, drink and be merry…..BUT not before you go into your surgery theatre! Have a great year ahead!

]]> By: george http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1549 george Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:51:22 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1549 Yo all bloggers are back - was feeling a little under coz all on leave. just me, like all weekends - just a day or two to recuperate - but to think about it - seeing my other patients well have renewed me somehow! How was the break for you? Sherly, you will pull through like always! Try not to let this affect you too much! Yo all bloggers are back - was feeling a little under coz all on leave.

just me, like all weekends - just a day or two to recuperate - but to think about it - seeing my other patients well have renewed me somehow! How was the break for you?

Sherly, you will pull through like always! Try not to let this affect you too much!

]]> By: george http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1550 george Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:04:31 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1550 Sister ya very true - live everyday as if there is no tomorrow! Wow! I wonder where that would take me!HeHe Judy, Hi! nice to hear from you! In the movies, surgeons in the west love to have a shot of alcohol before surgery or maybe more than a shot, to calm their nerves! Maybe I should start that - I would end up chopping while singing! oh forgot the photo snapping sessions in between!! OT would be a party! Wow Sister ya very true - live everyday as if there is no tomorrow! Wow! I wonder where that would take me!HeHe

Judy, Hi! nice to hear from you! In the movies, surgeons in the west love to have a shot of alcohol before surgery or maybe more than a shot, to calm their nerves! Maybe I should start that - I would end up chopping while singing! oh forgot the photo snapping sessions in between!! OT would be a party! Wow

]]> By: just me http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1594 just me Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:05:59 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1594 George, I had a good break with loved ones, thanks! George, I had a good break with loved ones, thanks!

]]> By: george http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1620 george Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:03:45 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1620 Good for you, just me! Good for you, just me!

]]> By: Judy Leese http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1732 Judy Leese Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:53:51 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1732 George, reading your reply, my mind goes to the series, 'House'. Is there really a doctor out in the world somewhere who is like him? You make my mind boggle, but I wonder again, you must have been taking snaps in between operations otherwise where do you get your photos to post on your blog here? I can imagine, "OK, hold the needle and thread, this will make a nice picture for my blog." Then you have your photographer assistant standing next to you in the theatre taking the snaps. This now makes me wonder if there is a new post called 'theatre photographer' so that doctors/surgeons who blog have photos taken by the theatre photographer. George, reading your reply, my mind goes to the series, ‘House’. Is there really a doctor out in the world somewhere who is like him?
You make my mind boggle, but I wonder again, you must have been taking snaps in between operations otherwise where do you get your photos to post on your blog here?

I can imagine, “OK, hold the needle and thread, this will make a nice picture for my blog.” Then you have your photographer assistant standing next to you in the theatre taking the snaps.

This now makes me wonder if there is a new post called ‘theatre photographer’ so that doctors/surgeons who blog have photos taken by the theatre photographer.

]]> By: george http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1734 george Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:13:15 +0000 http://www.gcgeorge.net/2007/02/20/week-of-misfortune/#comment-1734 House? ya maybe there is but I know not one. Not applicable in Malaysia society though. Well, I do take the pictures myself sometimes and occasionally have a "theatre photographer" who is either the intern or the nurses or the attendents to take the pictures but it seldom turns out well. I started taking pictures following the footsteps of my mentor, Prof Ramanujam, a paediatric surgeon who took lots of photos for presentation, teaching and self-education by himself. I only recently started taking pictures for my blog. House? ya maybe there is but I know not one. Not applicable in Malaysia society though.

Well, I do take the pictures myself sometimes and occasionally have a “theatre photographer” who is either the intern or the nurses or the attendents to take the pictures but it seldom turns out well.

I started taking pictures following the footsteps of my mentor, Prof Ramanujam, a paediatric surgeon who took lots of photos for presentation, teaching and self-education by himself. I only recently started taking pictures for my blog.

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