Value of Life or Health - Perspective from health care helper

As doctors, most of the medical ailments are commonly known to us. We understand that most of the complaint about pain and ache or discomfort did not signify important illness. This is to be said with a caution such as coughing out blood, severe weight loss, depression with suicidal thought or severe spontaneous syncope.
Conversely, some severe life threatening disease may not have symptoms.

I have talked about screening in previous blog and stress that the benefit of screening for example in lung cancer is not to be down played. However, there is a need for mentality and financial resource for proper screening. Acutally the drive is more important than money in such cases.

But when it come to important illness such as severe pneumonia, renal failure, severe trauma or stroke, medical personnels are the least to cope with this. Their knowledge would bring some advantage but add worry to the treatment course.

To me, the loss of life turn out to be some daily events. More eye cathing are victims in natural disaster, violence such as rape or terrorism or medical mishap or early cancer in young adults. Acutually, life is quite vulnerable. The possibility of serious blow to it is always there.

To treasure it is really necessary for us to rethink eveything. Our existence certaily would be transient in the history of time. If at one time and at one place, we can make our surrounding or family happy. Out existence will add meaning to us all.

For me, I would try my best to give the best possible treatment to them. I cannot change my patient's fate. At most, I hope to give them the best attiotude to face life and death. Treasure existing life but forget tommorrow trouble.

Dr Chung Shiu Shek tel of clinic: 31608865