The Meaning of Life
It is 12 am in Siliguri
and I am not the only one awake at this late hour. There are many of us who have been up late perusing over patients we have seen that day, and furiously filling out the tedious yet necessary paperwork and files needed for the next day’s treatments.
I will not lie and say am not surprised at how many have queued in line for hours at a time, waiting for a consultation. I think we have all underestimated the sheer need of this community which is so clearly lacking in available health practitioners. At times we feel disempowered in our quest to help those around us, those who have at times come from towns far away just to seek help. However, no matter how small an impact we think our treatment may have upon the individual riddled with disease, to them is is an act of kindness, for which they show their humble gratitude tenfold. I think we have all learned 20 years worth of knowledge in this last week- not only in areas of disease and the art of Chiropractic, but also about our fellow humankind, how the same ties which bind our society such as family and love also bind theirs.
This last week has been hard work, for this is most certainly no holiday, and where once we were uncertain in our abilities we are now confident, where before we were in a comfort zone now our eyes are opened.
Everyday around the world human beings are living in conditions one hundred times worse than ourselves. This trip has opened our hearts and minds to giving our strength, time and sincerest empathy to our patients.
We have developed confidence within ourselves and endurance to last the tiring hours- morning til dark. Our dedicated team or clinical supervisors have counseled, tutored, guided and cared for us throughout this long week with many an encouraging word. .
For most of us, we are nearing 100 patient treatments each. This is nearly 2000 treatments total. Everday presents a new challenge, a new set of skils to be learned. I think I will speak for many of our patients when I extend a heartfelt thankyou, thankyou and thankyou again for helping us with all of our fundraising efforts to make this trip run as smoothly as it has for without the support of friends, family and the community we simply would not be here working our butts off to enrch the lives of so many.
The prospect of sleep becomes overwhelming and So I ask you keep all of us in your thoughts until our next blog effort,
Margaret xx
Beautifully post Margaret. Thank you for sharing and I’m truly pleased and happy that you’ve all been able to help so many people.
Thank you for sharing your experiences … it sounds amazing and at times overwhelming. We are thoroughly enjoying reading about what is happening in Siliguri and sharing the news with family and friends. You are in our thoughts.