In Sickness and In Health

Disclaimer: This post may not be related to anything seen as a cold medico. It brought out the woman in me.

Mrs.A is a patient with Filariasis(Elephantiasis) of Right Lower Limb. She has been admitted in the hospital because she developed an ulcer on the same limb and it has to be debrided. The day I saw her in the Female Surgical Ward, she was on her 40th POD(Post-Operative Day). This means that she has been in the hospital for at least 6 weeks now. She cannot walk because her leg weighs her down. Yet, there she is every morning with a smile on her face when I come to see her for the morning rounds.

This post is not about Mrs.A. This post is about Mr.A, her husband. Even if she is suffering with the aforementioned ailment, I have seen Mr.A go through a hell lot more than she does. This lady proudly claims that she has never looked at her own wound and her husband takes care of it and dresses it every single day just because she is too scared to look at it. Here is a man, who wakes up every single morning right next to his wife in the hospital and goes home to take a shower and send their only child to school and comes back only to return to his wife’s bedside. I have never seen a man, so devoted to his wife. I have never seen a man who takes his wedding vows to heart and keeps them up. Till that moment, I had never seen a man. Period.

My views on men in general may not be really high, but I have always held some respect for men. I have seen quite a few examples of beautiful(yes, thats the word!) men who keep me away from being an extremely cynical woman and it is men like Mr.A who reinforce my belief in them. If only God made a few more of such men!

Mr. & Mrs.A, I really hope and pray for your recovery. Thank you, for having shown me the meaning of a loving relationship. I respect love and all that it means even more, thanks to both of you.

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