Now it has almost become a custom to assign a special meaning to each and every day of the month.What used to be?restricted to only “Teachers’ Day” and “Children’s Day” has now expanded to include celebration of days ranging from Friendship to Family..Daughter to husband..Mother to Grandparents.There is a day for celebrating practically every possible?relationship? in life.I don’t know whether it is really necessary to celebrate each and every day of the year in a special perspective or not but a few days are really important and needs to be remembered at least once.Two such memorable days for me are definitely 14th November and 1st December.Nov 14th is just more than Children’s Day for me coz alongside it is “Insulin Day” as well when the life saving drug Insulin was invented thereafter bringing about a revolution in the treatment of the silent killer disease,Diabetes Mellitus.Similarly 1st December is World AIDS day.Since the last two decades AIDS has crippled mankind by its deadly course.
????????????????????? Being a medico umpteen number of times have I read about the routes of spread of this deadly retroviral disease and an even larger number of times have I made people around me aware of it.And Iam sure most of my friends on this iland by now atleast know their bits about this disease which cripples our immune system making us vulnerable to a large number of opportunistic infections,malignancies and neurological disorders.
?????????????? But before being a doctor Iam a human being first and what I believe is that more than the devastating course of this disease its the social stigma attached with the disease which renders a patient more helpless and gradually provokes him/her to slip into depression as is usually seen as a terminal event of this disease.Its written in our books that in olden times whenever somebody got afflicted by leprosy the society usually said that it is due to some past life sin of that person.Times have changed but still even in this 21st century I have personally heard instances where an AIDS patient was ostracised by all the other villagemen and made to live the remaining few years of? hislife as a social outcaste.Moreover? nobody even crossed the path which he traversed in the fear that doing so even they will acquire his sin and fall a prey to this disease.This was just an example of some ignorant villagemen behaving irrationally but it almost shocked me when I heard about incidents of AIDS patients being turned down by Government hospitals just because the doctor on duty thought that he would get afflicted from the person.What can be more painful than this..after five years of rigorous study and the pledge to serve mankind,if at the end of the day a doctor behaves this way then it is indeed a curse on the society.In fact a more greater curse than the disease itself.
????????????????? I have personally felt the pain in the eyes of a mother whose young son was diagnosed with AIDS after she reported at the dermatology department for repeated vescicular eruptions on her son’s back since a number of days.Faced with the truth it seemed as if the mother’s whole world came to an end in a moment.Similarly I could see the helplessness of a married woman who discovered that she had contracted the disease through her husband’s extravagant lifestyle.
?????????????? What I would like to affirm is that days like these are not merely celebrated for the sake of doing so.But these are a means to create awareness amongst the masses about a disease to which we all can fall prey to.The need of the hour is to avail the facilities provided by the Government Health Policies through organisations like NACO.The voluntary testing and counselling centres established at the various government medical colleges does free blood tests in full confidentiality without any hassles.Morever the HAART system of treatment for AIDS has surely done its bit to prolong survival.But what is necessary is awareness without which nothing is worth because in this disease prevention is the only cure..So I would urge all my friends to know the basics of AIDS from every available source and protect themselves adequately from the pangs of the deadly HIV virus.Besides one more request to one and all..if in case you come across an HIV afflicted patient then make sure to shower him/her with love and care not merely sympathy because tender love and care is all that is needed by any patient of any disease more than medicines..and AIDS is no exception.Otherwise there is no meaning to celebrate World AIDS day by wearing red batches unless and until we know our responsibilies as a human being towards another fellow human being.
Although belated, I am to express my thanks and gratitude for such a nice write-up. So nice of you.
Its one of the best post in this place! Thank you for the wonderful effort!
Society will be grateful if you further educate the readers about the precautions,
treatments and facilities provided.
Villagers you can forgive to a certain extent owing to their lack of an understanding but it is the so called educated folks who I can never understand - maybe one day the world will wake up - till then I guess the anguish of these folks will continue -
very touching indeed Deepika - take care
Realy excellent post…& agreed to Neha very much…
Commendable job Deepika!!!! one of the best posts you ever wrote. You gonna be an excellent doc, seriously……….my wishes are with you and the most imp thing your talent itself gonna make you excel in this field.
Congratulations…Deepika…for a great sharing…THANKS
thnks for sharing deepika..awareness is very much required..also the social stigma attached to it has to go..reminds me beautiful films on this subjet..My brother Nikhil and Fir Milenge..keep blogging:)))
aiy my dearest frnd ………..Deepika………U hav just created a very brilliant post………….it shows the gr8 heart u r carrying inside dis intelligent lady………..n the axiety to help n care abot human being……is so appreciable……..just have a big salute to U n ur gr8 heart dear……..n move on ahead………the way of succeeding the paath of truth………n firmness……..to build a urs choiced environment………keep it up…….thnx for such a beautifull post ………my best wishes…..tc
deepikqa, very intelligent writeup……..just beautiful
Great work!!!
a very valuable post , indeed Deeepika…..u have used this platform well……..
wow,dis is a doc’’s post actlly….pretty infrmative n wndrful write up….$
Thank You Deepika
thanx dear most meaningfulllllllllllllllllllllll post………………love
a very informative and meaninful post…
A very valuable write up, Deepika ……thanks for the advice …..we do need more and more socially conscious doctors like you…
Laal riban”r faase aatkaa porlo je ……….Dekho tomaar bhaalobaasai bhaalo habei se………..Ogo bon tomaar buke uthle othaa bedonaa……..Chhuye jaak sabaare ,aasuk fire golaapi chetonaa……..Sab kichhu ke joy karaa to maanush er e dharmo……….AIDS ke dure saraano to aamaader e prodhaan karmo………..Tomaar mato daaktar er aaj baroi darkaar ………..Bhaalo theko , bhaalo rekho , tomaader peya bhaalo thaakuk aamader sarkaar.
so nicely write-up…………. thanx for sharing
one of the most meaningful. socially relevant & educative post i read in this iland….. grt work deepika…keep it up!
/Thank You Deepika for the work and thought and yes..emotion that you put into this post..the reminders are all good for us to hear..
Warm regards,
Carl
Dear, thanks for sharing such a nice post
Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful writing ability and expression on a very Special subject. We know you well for this purpose especially, and I always respect your this special feature. Thank you very much.
Keep it up! Bravo1
Keep it up! Bravo1
I was married on 14th Nov. because I was loving children very much and now as you it is a insulin day also, that might be a reason I am on insulin also.
good post deepika…
you have executed your responsibility very well ma”am by posting this …….many thanxs to you…..for the caring person that you are…
thanx for sharing such very nice post ….writeup is too good
Deeps, Good one and caring for everyone
U r rite Deepika,in this disease and in fact in every other dse awareness is very imp,coz prevention is better than cure always.Nice human appeal,well compiled post.
good work deepika………….
Read ur post word by word. if i dnt congratulate u on d lil bit dat u have done on this day to create awareness , my conscious wud prick me. thanx dear.