Silent cry
I saw a child today in my teacher’s clinic. She’s an orphan and she has oligophrenia (low IQ, learning disability, cognitive development disorder, mental retardation). I’m not sure what happened to her parents though, maybe they passed away in accident or maybe they abandoned her when she was born. This poor child can only understand basic instruction from my teacher like “taking off the clothes”, “don’t cry it will not be painful”. She have pigmentary changes in her skin, primary diagnosis given is skin cancer.
She reminds me of the time when I was in the other children hospital for class. Everyday many babies were abandoned by their mother at birth. 40 babies were left unattended in the ward. There are not enough nurses to take care each of them.
My heart cries for these children. Irresponsible adults. Why did they make babies and abandon them? If they know they couldn’t afford to take care of the child then why not take precaution? Condoms and contraceptive pills not working meh? Not only in Russia, even in Malaysia, got people throw a newborn baby down from the balcony in Penang. I wonder what happen to humanity?
Our medical degree from Russia certainly not regarded as good as those from other better countries but however the experience that we get;the poverty, sadness, and broken lives that we saw, we felt is unexchangable. I wish I could do more to protect these little ones. I thought of adopting a child from here and bring her home with me when I graduate but according to the child adoption policy, I have to be married right? I can’t save everybody alone but if I could, I would want to help as many as possible.
Ciao~ continue my studies. 2 more days left.
U mentioned about sponsoring a child some time ago…had any luck in that?
Ish, bad time to read yr post and anthraxxx.
When my son was in the hospital (for 2 mths, premature birth), there was this little girl with progeria. Her parents left her there until the time she can go home. Just an occassional visit and that’s that. It is a very sad thing but parents do that all the time. One mom rejected her baby with Down’s. BTW, if you want, you can red my e-book at http://mylittleheroes.com.
For parents with critical ill children.
really glad to know that you have the sense of empathy for those in sufferings. This is a value which is lacking among medical students nowadays(especially those who study medicine because of good grade).
I think that every medical degree has the same quality, regardless of their university.
It is what the type of students they produce that counts.
Hope to see you as a decent doctor in the future.
Cheers.
yup…even tho here isnt the best place of all to study, but we get to experience so much more than any other place can offer!!!
^^
rejoice!