Wednesday, May 27, 2009

An Apple Makes All The Difference

Argh!
I just found out yesterday that I have to do a presentation on the 1st of June.

The title - osteoporosis.
Seems simple, right?
But you don't know my specialists.
They are capable of asking questions regarding things that you take for granted.
Sometimes it is the simplest things that you don't know the answer to.
So I have to make sure I know the topic well.

I have to do a Power Point presentation.
There must be less words, more pictures.

There is actually a high chance that I won't have to present on Monday because Monday passovers usually take longer, but I still have to be prepared in case there are not many admissions this weekend.

Will I have enough time?
I am oncall tomorrow.
I have plans for Friday and Saturday.
I am passive call on Sunday.
I hope I have time on Sunday to do the slides.
I don't even know where to start.
I have never actually done a Power Point presentation before.
Guess there's a first time for everything.

Anyway, here is a story I would like to share.
There was a patient, (A) who was in the ward for a fracture, awaiting op.
He is a drug addict.
Opposite him, is a patient who has already gone for op.
This patient is a John Doe - nobody knows who he is (even he doesn't seem to know his name) and he has no visitors, nothing.
John Doe said that he is thirsty and asked for water.
The nurse gave him water.
All of a sudden, A called me over and gave me a plastic bag - I was wondering what he was trying to do.
Then he told me - "Bagi 'kat dia, sian dia takde apa-apa." (give it to him, pity him, he doesn't have anything [to eat])
A gave John Doe an apple.

Such a simple gesture, but such a sweet one.
It was something that I never expected from A.

Today, I am going to learn about osteoporosis. You can too. Just google it. :P

1 comment:

Lee said...

Hi,
Nice, I want to learn about Ospteoporosis too. :) I will google for it.
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