CRY of a glaucoma patient - ഒരു ഗ്ലോക്കോമ രോഗിയുടെ രോദനം

memoir

Nice meeting you dear friend this morning. As I could not  get the taxi from your help desk in the  hospital, I walked around the  streets of your  area, had coffe from one kiosk, purchased some medicines where I got 16%  discount on MRP. I should thank “prakash medicals” for their humanitarian service.

These days in India every where price hike.  So these people is an example to general public and other traders. I assume that they  work on a small margin and allocate a big share of their  profit to poor and needy human kind. Their service is excellent and let me pray for the health and long life the  people behind to this organization.

I have been using the eye drops “alfagan P” which is costing about rs 230/=, so this 16%  discount some thing to the  poor people like me. I bought some medicines for  my wife too from there.

I am a glaucoma patient since 25 years. My right eye had a surgery 25 years ago and the  vision and tension was very much controlled after the surgery. Now I am on a tour and made a sotp over at Coimbatore, tamil naadu.

After staying here I had irritation, redness and discomfort on the affected eye and I was with dr sathyan who  told me some repairs to be done of surgery done area. I was worried about the result. If any negative things happen I will loose my right eye vision. My left eye is OK so far. It is protected by eye drops.

Thank GOD I could see the world so far with my eyes with your grace. Kindly let me see the world till I die. Even the vision of one eye is becoming zero, let me survive with the vision of left eye. Let my doctors have the right diagnosis during my eye check up. This is my prayer.

“glaucoma is a dangerous eye disease” what is glaucoma = Glaucoma is the name for a group of diseases that can lead to damage of the eyes optic nerve and result in BLINDNESS.

Please read about more in glaucoma here in this link.. http://www.galloways.org.uk/eyeinformation/eyetab03.html

Let me remind sidharth about my  “part time job” in your establishment. I don’t mind even full time  provided two hours lunch break.

I am basically a “marketing guy” but I cannot work as a “hardcore” man. I can control team of sales force or independent   “office administration”.

I have worked 20 years with the largest “office equipment, stationery, furniture and graphic dealers” in the world. That was at “muscat, sultanate of oman”. This kind of establishment is the only one and unique. The entire office supplies including office furniture and printing press is attached with this organization.

I could work there for long 20 years. I had voluntary retirement for the higher education of my children. Such a novel and beautiful job – I had to leave at my own choice.

As I could not get professional qualification in my  childhood, I thought and taken an oath that I should give maximum education to my two children. Finally I could materialize my dream. Both of them got admission in the engineering college on “merit” level.

Thank god my son is a professional engineer with masters degree business management – Btech  MBA and daughter became an architect Barch MBA.

Although leaving my job from gulf was not a good measure, but I did it as my presence in the home of my village was necessary to support and take care of them.

My parents were rich but I could not understand even now why they did not take care of higher studies. [both them not on this earth now]. My father was  a rich man, general manager of group  of hotels spread in India and Sree Lanka. He  made too much cash money. But he had no time  to take care of the education of his children.

I remember even now his business friends and colleagues sent their children to UK, Australia etc. now they are in better positions than me. I think my mother did  not want we both children stay with  our  dadd at Colombo.

 Y..??

My mother was a  school teacher and she wanted to stay back in Kerala. I  remember my childhood in Colombo and I have very sweet remembrance of that part  of the world. Tram Cars, Double Dekker bus, beautiful  streets, shops etc. now I am 65 and my childhood in Colombo was there about 60 years  ago.

Those days Colombo  was a heaven in the earth. We poor brothers could not  get educated due to the “cold strike” between our parents. Although the situations  were like that, thank God we both brothers had a fantastic life so  far.

I could travel world wide and enjoyed my  life and 20 years stay  in Gulf with my wife and  two children. My brother  V. K.  Sreeraman has become a famous film actor, TV presenter and anchor, good author and orator. I am really proud of my brother. His latest film is “praanchiyettan”

While  walking through  the streets of “sowripalayam” and pondering my memories of my childhood in  Colombo,I  got into the  #1C bus and reached in ‘olympus’ stop of Ramanathapuram – Coimbatore.

I was happy this morning after my visit with yr uncle dr sathyan who looks after my “glaucoma affected eye”. He said no immediate surgery for me. I was happy and this day is my happy day. Felt like having  a ‘chilled foster beer’ -  but the area I  live “puliayakuam – Olympus” I could not find a good bar or pub.

Even now “while I process this letter” I am feeling to have a beer just enjoy my day. But no way to have. Of course it is available. All leading hotels are at Gandhipuram area which is  7 km ahead. No way to go there as no easy  transportation. Buses are overloaded always. The ordinary man’s vehicle of “autorikshaw” pretty expensive here.

While in Trichur, Kerala rs 15/= for about 2 km. but here in Coimbatore minimum fare is rs. 50/ and if I travel 2 km I should  pay some thing like rs. 70 or 80/-. Thatz d life here, so better forget  about ‘the chilled beer’

So cheers…!!! My dear sidharth. I wrote many things which might  not  be to your interest.  Please do send me the  “brochure” of your commercial firm. Let me see what  I can do with  that. Either go  for a domestic unit to my home back  in kerala or promote  your  product in my village and the  places I worked around the globe.

Let me remind you once again for my  “part time job” in either your  hospital or factory.

Wish you a wonderful day my dear sidharth.

Cheers once  again and wish you good luck.

Let me take this opportunity to thank my trichur home town eye doctor anup chirayath referring me to Dr Sathyan who is one of the most expert glaucoma surgeon in Coimbatore.

മാങ്കരയിലേക്ക് ഒരു യാത്ര - ഭാഗം 2

Please see the english  translation at the  bottom


 ഞങ്ങൾ ആദ്യമായി പോയത് രോഗികൾ കിടക്കുന്ന വാർഡുകളിലേക്ക് ആണ്.എന്റെ ഔദ്യോഗിക നിർവഹണം നടത്തേണ്ട ഈ സ്ഥാപനത്തിന്റെ നാമം  Arya Vaidyan P. V Rama Varier Memorial Ayurveda Hospital & AVP Training Academy   എന്നാണ്. ഇത് Arya Vaida Pharmacy [Coimbatore] Ltd - (AVP) ന്റെ ശാഖ  ആണ്.

ഇവിടെ കിടത്തി ചികിത്സ നടത്തുന്ന നിരവധി   വാർഡുകൾ ഉണ്ട്ട്.  പ്രധാനമായും ഇരുപത്തിരണ്ട് മുറികൾ ഉള്ള ഒരു കെട്ടിടം, പത്തിൽ താഴെ മുറികൾ ഉള്ള മറ്റു കെട്ടിടങ്ങൾ, കോട്ടേജുകൾ  അങ്ങിനെ പോകുന്നു സൌകര്യങ്ങൾ . 

എല്ലാ മുറികളും രണ്ട് കട്ടിലും കിടക്കകളും  കൂടി ഉള്ളതാണ്. രോഗികളുടെ സൗകര്യം പോലെ സിംഗിൾ / ഡബിൾ  രീതിയിൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കാവുന്നതാണ് . എല്ലാ മുറികളിലും ഒരു മേശയും രണ്ട് കസേരകളും ഒരു സ്റ്റൂളും, അലമാരയും  ബൈ - സ്റ്റാണ്ടർക്ക് കിടക്കാനുള്ള സൌകര്യവും, ബാത്ത് റൂമിൽ വെസ്റ്റേണ്‍ കമോടും ഇരുപത്തിനാല് മണിക്കൂറും ചൂടുവെള്ളം ലഭിക്കുന്ന സൌകര്യവും ഉണ്ട്.

മുറികളെല്ലാം കൊതുക് കടക്കാത്തവിധം നെറ്റ് അടിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.  ഇനി രോഗികള്ക്ക് റെപ്പല്ലർ ഉപയോഗിക്കണമെങ്കിൽ  കൂടുതൽ  പണം  നൽകിയാൽ ലഭിക്കുന്നതാണ്. കുടിക്കാൻ മരുന്ന് വെള്ളം  സൌജന്യമായി ലഭിക്കുന്നു.


ഇവിടെ ഡോക്ടർ പ്രാർത്ഥ സാരഥി ആണ്  മെഡിക്കൽ ഓഫീസർ. അദ്ദേഹത്തോടൊപ്പം  ഡോക്ടർ വർഷയും മറ്റു ഡോക്ടർമാരും ഉണ്ട്. 

 ഇവിടെ ചികിത്സ  കൂടാതെ പഠനവും ഉണ്ട്. DIPLOMA IN AYURVEIDC HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE [recongnized by  Bharathiar  University] ഇത്തരത്തിൽ ഉള്ള തെറാപ്പിസ്ടുമാർക്ക് ഉള്ള ഒരു ഡിപ്ലോമ കോർസ് ഇവിടെ മാത്രമേ ഉള്ളൂ എന്ന്   ഇവർ  അവകാശപ്പെടുന്നു.

ഇവിടെ വിദേശീയർക്കുള്ള ജനറൽ മെഡിസിൻ കോഴ്സുകളും ഉണ്ട്. ഇന്തോനേഷ്യ, ബ്രസീൽ എന്നിവടങ്ങിൽ നിന്ന് വിദ്യാർഥികൾ ചില സീസണുകളിൽ കോഴ്സിന് എത്തുന്നത് സാധാരണമാണ്. 

യോഗ & മേടിറ്റേഷൻ ട്രെയിനിങ്ങും ഉണ്ട്. നൂറുപേർക്കിരികാവുന്ന ഒരു ആംഫി തിയേറ്ററും ഉണ്ട്. സെമിനാറുകൾ, വർക്ക് ഷോപ്പുകൾ എന്നിവ ഇവിടെ സാധാരണമായി അരങ്ങേറുന്നു.

മാങ്കരയുടെ പ്രകൃതി ഭംഗി വിവർണ്ണനാതീതാമാണ്. വനമധ്യത്തിലെന്നപോലെ, ഒരു  ഭാഗത്ത് പാറക്കെട്ടുകളുള്ള   വനം, മറ്റൊരു ഭാഗത്ത് മരങ്ങളും സസ്യങ്ങളും  നിറഞ്ഞ ഗ്രാമീണ അന്തരീക്ഷം. 

ഒരു  വിനായക കോവിൽ ആശുപത്രി വളപ്പിൽ ഉയർന്നുവരുന്നു. ഉദാരമതികളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള സംഭാവന കൊണ്ട് മാത്രമാണ് ഇതിന്റെ നിർമാണം. പൂർണമാകാൻ കുറച്ച് പണികൾ കൂടി ഉണ്ട്. ഈയിടെ ഒരു  പറ്റം ആനകൾ അതിന്റെ മുന്നിൽ നിന്ന് നിലയുറപ്പിച്ച് വിനായകന്റെ സാന്നിധ്യം അറിയിച്ചത്രേ. കഴിഞ്ഞ നാൽപത് വർഷത്തിൽ ആദ്യമായാണത്രേ ആനകൾ കാടിറങ്ങി വരുന്നത്. 


ദൈവീകാന്തരീക്ഷം തുളുമ്പുന്ന   പുണ്യഭൂമി പോലെ ഇവിടെ വരുന്ന  ആർക്കും തോന്നിപ്പോകും.  ആനക്കൂട്ടങ്ങളുടെ വരവ് ഒരു ശുഭ ലക്ഷണമായി ഇവിടുത്തുകാർ കരുതുന്നു.

ഉഴിച്ചൽ, പിഴിച്ചൽ, ധാര മുതലായ ആയുർവേദ ചികിൽസക്ക്  വളരെ പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ് ഈ സ്ഥാപനം.

ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ വീണ്ടും പോകുന്നുണ്ട് - കൂടുതൽ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ ഇനിയും എഴുതാം.

Part 2

We first visited the wards where the patients were admitted. The name of this place where I should do my official duty is “Arya Vaidyan P.V Rama Varier Memorial Ayurveda Hospital and AVP training Academy”. This hospital is the branch of “Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (Coimbatore) Ltd”.

There are many wards here where they admit the patients and give treatment to them. A building with 22 rooms is one of the main buildings here. Buildings which have less than 10 rooms, cottages etc are some of the other facilities here. All the rooms have two cots with beds. These cots can be used as both single and double according to patients' needs.

All the rooms have one table, two chairs, one stool, an almirah, facility for the by-standers to lie down, bathrooms with western toilets and pipes which provide hot water all the time.  They have put nets in all the rooms to prevent the mosquitoes from entering the rooms. Also mosquito repellers are plugged in free of  charge.

Medicinal water is available here free. Dr Parathasarathy is the medical officer here. Dr Varsha and other doctors are also with him. Not only treatment but also medical courses are provided here. Diploma In Ayurvedic Health care assistance (recognized by the bharathiar university).

They say that such courses for the therapists are only available here. Here there are courses in short term general medicine and therapy for the foreigners. It is quite normal here that during some seasons students from Indonesia and Brazil come here for doing these courses.

Training in yoga and meditation is also provided here. There is an amphitheatre here where 100 persons can sit. Seminars and workshops are conducted here.

The beauty of Mangara is beyond description. It is like the middle of a forest, one side is full of rocks and the other side is a village area full of trees and plants. One Lord “Vinayaka”  temple is being built on the hospital plot. This temple is built with the contributions received from the patients and villagers. Little more work is left and the inauguration of the temple expected shortly.

They say that recently, a herd of elephants came infront of the temple which is considered as the presence of Lord Vinayaka.  As per their report this is for the first time in the last 40 years that elephants are coming down to the village from the forest.

Anyone who visits this place will feel that this place is full of divinity. The natives of this place consider the Elephants' arrival in  front of the temple as a good sign. This institution is famous for its ayurvedic treatments.

 I am going to revisit this place and write more about it for sure.