My brother can be a tough character, at times (all the time) being stubborn, not heeding advice, hot tempered, impatient- the list is endless. He owns traits that would send a person up the wall, that is if you knew him well enough. I feel he lacks skills required to survive in this mad jungle due to him not being proactive; mum still has to be at him daily for everything. But whenever you try to impart some advice or wisdom he always acts smart, not to mention undermining all that's said.
Today, he suddenly made up his mind to rush to the hospital. It was an earlier injury that resurfaced. How? Only God knows. All he could say was when he woke up the pain was already there!!! Mum wanted him to lie on the bed and take rest until it healed, but as usual 'smarty pants' didn't want any of it. He was adamant about going to hospital, and if we couldn't accompany him, he was ready to go alone. In such a situation we thought it best to take him, God forbid if something were to happen. The injury occurred when playing rugby which doctors later rectified; it deals with the spine and hip not curving as it should at the left leg. So....off we went to hospital.
Kalubowila teaching hospital is a place to patronise in emergencies and if one has no other option. We had both pre-requisites thus, it hardly made any difference. Sickness hovers above the moment you enter the place, while attendants have to be physically brought to where you are for help. At the OPD (Out Patients Dept) the doctor advised we go to accident service due to its efficiency -but there's a catch, a patient should be taken within 24 hrs of the accident- and made us lie stating the pain occurred yesterday (in reality it was Saturday). I thought it quite nice of the man- not all are like him.
Technically, there was no 'accident' so treatment also was not warranted. Only then do personal contacts come in handy, out came a senior doctors' name and all was well. Prescription written for a x-ray took more a hour to materialise, it so happens that of the 3 x-ray machines only 1 is working. It goes to show neglect of the health sector which I'm sure is rampant in other government hospitals too. No wonder dengue is on a freak rampage killing everyone in site.
There was a kid who had put his hand into a washing machine. Looking at him mum said "good thing we didn't have one when you were little"- both of us had a small laugh. A school boy who had lost 2 lower teeth after being hit by an iron pole in a brawl. Both parents were at his side looking sad and worried, isn't it always the case? Millions of Lankan's rely on the public health service and standards should definitely improve. And this question begs an answer as to when it will actually be realised?!?
In the end, we brought him home since it was only a minor issue. Thank God for that!!!
Today, he suddenly made up his mind to rush to the hospital. It was an earlier injury that resurfaced. How? Only God knows. All he could say was when he woke up the pain was already there!!! Mum wanted him to lie on the bed and take rest until it healed, but as usual 'smarty pants' didn't want any of it. He was adamant about going to hospital, and if we couldn't accompany him, he was ready to go alone. In such a situation we thought it best to take him, God forbid if something were to happen. The injury occurred when playing rugby which doctors later rectified; it deals with the spine and hip not curving as it should at the left leg. So....off we went to hospital.
Kalubowila teaching hospital is a place to patronise in emergencies and if one has no other option. We had both pre-requisites thus, it hardly made any difference. Sickness hovers above the moment you enter the place, while attendants have to be physically brought to where you are for help. At the OPD (Out Patients Dept) the doctor advised we go to accident service due to its efficiency -but there's a catch, a patient should be taken within 24 hrs of the accident- and made us lie stating the pain occurred yesterday (in reality it was Saturday). I thought it quite nice of the man- not all are like him.
Technically, there was no 'accident' so treatment also was not warranted. Only then do personal contacts come in handy, out came a senior doctors' name and all was well. Prescription written for a x-ray took more a hour to materialise, it so happens that of the 3 x-ray machines only 1 is working. It goes to show neglect of the health sector which I'm sure is rampant in other government hospitals too. No wonder dengue is on a freak rampage killing everyone in site.
There was a kid who had put his hand into a washing machine. Looking at him mum said "good thing we didn't have one when you were little"- both of us had a small laugh. A school boy who had lost 2 lower teeth after being hit by an iron pole in a brawl. Both parents were at his side looking sad and worried, isn't it always the case? Millions of Lankan's rely on the public health service and standards should definitely improve. And this question begs an answer as to when it will actually be realised?!?
In the end, we brought him home since it was only a minor issue. Thank God for that!!!
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