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| 對著面前的紙皮箱，牛皮膠紙- 又再重覆六個月前的動作  。 跟六個月前一樣，心情是複雜的：未來這裏之前，心所想的都是如何應付海外的生活。雖然英國這國家自己是絕不陌生，但始終在外國生活，工作都是第一次。與友人分享時，總會笑說這次我是雙腳著地，跟之前來旅遊蜻蜓點水式逗留很不同。雖然初到這裏時有一些不愉快的經歷，但我仍然覺得我是幸運的。說是幸運不單是因為自己能在這世界一流的Cancer Centre工作並學習，又不單是因為自己是在一年裏天氣最好的月份來到；幸運是因為自己所遇到的人：權叔、權嬸他們一家人，Connie 媽、Andrew，榮叔、榮嬸，Dr. Lulu.......當然少不了 愛丁堡乳腺中心的所有同事：由其是師父 Mr. M Dixon, Miss Anderson 和其他六位顧問醫生，還有雖然只和他們一起工作了一個月(因為他們八月份才調到這裏來)，但巳出生入死的好同事 Hong Kong Andrew & Austria Dani， 門診的 Barbara, Laura, Sara.....Ｘ光部的Mandy, Sue，Record Office 的 Jane, Micheal，乳腺專科護士們，自己曾照顧過的病人, Livingston 聖約翰醫院那邊的護士.......還有很多很多，恕不能盡錄了！.......差點忘記了樓下 WRVS，每天不用我開聲，就為我送上咖啡的Ms Griffin.....   九月了，樹葉開始轉黃。還記得三月份初來到的時候，樹枝都是光禿禿的 。     眨眼間六個月便過去了。其間見過如雪片飄落的櫻花 ，碗大的玫瑰和青蔥的草地……   秋去冬來春又至，明年三月、四月這裏的景像相信都會大同小異；但對於我這個異鄉人來說，二零零七年的春及夏天確是一次很寶貴的經驗。 對著面前的紙皮箱，牛皮膠紙- 又再重覆著六個月前的動作。跟六個月前一樣，心情是複雜的：將要離開了，回憶和思念總少不免；但最牽掛的，都是我在這裏所遇過 的所有人  。 | | |
| My friend's relative passed away yesterday quite suddenly.
My friend's father got a very severe disease which he needed urgent operation with extreme high risk.
My friend's sister got an inoperable CA lung.
Another friend's father still in the hospital undergoing hospice care.
Receiving Phone calls from them in the last few days. Some of them asked for advice. Some of them just wanted someone to talk to and shared the burden with them.
"To cure sometimes, relieve often, comfort always". We cannot always cure. We cannot prevent death all the time because mortality is part of life. Even when cure is beyond the scope of medicine, care can ensure that relief is given, comfort is provided. It is what we can offer most of the time. | | |
| The WTO duty on yesterday was quite an experience to me.....
My Medical post was set-up inside the Harbor Rd Sport Centre where it was, in fact, the logistic and supply centre of the HK police. The good thing is that we had plenty of food supply and got a big screen there so that we could watch the TV broadcasts. The initial hours were quiet but I could see the full- geared policemen/ policewomen ran outside the centre at about 1700hr when the Korean Peasants clashed with them. At about 1900hr, the police started shooting the tear gas bomb. Those were the moments when the atmosphere suddenly tensed up. A AMS first-aid post outside was closed and the members had to retreat to our site while the HA medical post retreated to Sai Wan Ho. Because of the unstable situation on the road, some of the 'A' shift members could not leave until the midnight. The whole area in Waichai North was silent, very silent- 'black-out'. Never came across it before. The only noise we could hear was the banging sound and the helicopter in the sky. There was also smell of the tear gas. At about 1935 hr, there was a police found LOC on the road, maybe he inhaled some gas as he got no time to put on his mask. We rushed to save him and brought him back to the treatment center. This is the first time we found the AMS helmet worth wearing. Luckily, he gradually regained consciousness and he was transferred to the Hospital later. Upon follow-up, we know that he was discharged on the same night.
The 'P' shift duty ended around 23:45. Due to the confrontation between the two parties, the Waichai MTR station was closed and therefore we needed to go to the Causayway bay on foot to get the train.......Arrived home about about 2am...ZzzzZZZzzzzzZ and a bit exhausted.....knowing that the confrontation still going on till 4am.....
Really learned a lot....and want say thank you to my fellow colleagues: another Dr. WONG and RN Raymond and all the AMS officer, sergeants and members...... | | |
| Anniversary of my Admission!
It's good to work again especially after a whole year of sick leave...Tired of being a patient! It may be hard for you to image how helpless it is to be a patient and more important: from a healer to become a bed- ridden patient, yawing on bed with agony because of unspeakable pain and also immobility, pain, sleeplessness, worries......I could never think of staying at home during the Christmas season yet, I had to do so because of my weak and fragile body post- operatively. I could hardly transfer myself into the bath tub at home and therefore I needed to clean my body beside the basin which resulted in flooding. Ha ha ha....and therefore....this Christmas...I have to...
On the other hands, through all these, I can understand better what MY PATIENT need and think....U REALLY NEED PATIENCE TO TREAT YOUR PATIENT!!!
It is also nice for me to meet some enthusiastic MS. (e.g. Harmonica player, McGei, A boy with same initial as me, Lizard, John, Teresa....sorry for those I forget their names )They are eager to learn and energetic. Some people ask me why I like to discuss/talk( I will not use the word 'teach', as sometimes they teach me a lot instead) with them(MS) even after a whole day work, the answer is simple: They will be taking care of me when I am getting old, they are my future care providers! Having say so, our Hippocratic Oath put it so well: "and to teach them this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every other mode of instruction, I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons, and those of my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to the law of medicine, but to none others". --This is what I believe!
U are also my special guests..... Dinner sometimes!! GOOD LUCK!!! | | |
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