
11/05/2025
"Doctor Didi" & Story of 5 kg Sweet Box : Year 2014
My 10 years of government service & 9 years of medical education, I have treated & cared for people from different nationalities and different religions. Some stories stays with you..forever
I was posted full time in Rajmata Jijau Maternal & Child health hospital ( RJMCH), NMMC hospital Airoli. But for one week I was deputed to Digha UHP( Urban Health Project) OPD as the In-charge medical officer was on leave.
After finishing routine general OPD of close to 200 patients, we, Me & Dr. Jaya were about to start our lunch. All of a sudden, one Man in his mid 40s came inside OPD and handed over 5 kg sweet box to me with big satisfying smile. Having no clue, I asked, thank you but "Why" these sweets ??
It's been 10 years to that incidence but I still remember what he replied !!
"Doctor Aapa, For 10 hours I was lying on my bed with discomfort, pain & fever. I earn close to 10,000 to 20,000 per day through my business. I came to your OPD, and because of your treatment, I am standing on my two feet and went back to work immediately !!
Of course, I enjoyed a bite of that sweet and had a little celebration by distributing those sweets to our entire staff. I don't have pictures though as it wasn't in trend that time 🫣
But Dr. Jaya and me clicked one on the day my deputation was over.
What I did is my routine clinical protocol of managing OPD, 100% listening to patient's complaints, history, asking right questions & history taking and clinical management.
What stays with us is their smile and how we made them feel.
Be more, Smile More and Serve More !!
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