Can I Have An Apple Please

Can I Have an Apple Please

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  By Tuku Moni

  Copyright 2016 Tuku Moni

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  Preamble

  This is a compilation of three small inspiring stories based on truth and fiction. To respect the privacy names and places with situations are changed for the first two stories. However, the third story is a fictional story but it is relevant for the modern society.

  Chapter I

  He is a winner all the way

  A good doctor is true representative of God. Therefore patient should follow his advice with all humility. But one should always remember, you are empowered by God to be the master of your body and mind. No one can be the master of your body and mind without permission of you. Most of time we allow our family members, our superiors, our leaders and while we are sick we allow doctors are to be our boss. The more you allow these people to be your master, you are going to slave of them. Sometimes we allow diseases to be our master and that is the worst part of our life. Those persons who do not allow diseases to be their master, they can live longer or even they live a short life, they can enjoy their life fully with dignity and happiness. In this book I want to share the outlook of some of the people who are the masters of their lives and they defeated cancer or they lived with cancer with dignity. I try to share three types of stories, one who fought with cancer and won, second, who fought with cancer, but lost the battle with dignity and valour and third categories of people, who lost the battle before it was started.

  Go to doctors to take advice, to consult, for surgery and to take any sort of medical treatment whenever you are sick. Let the doctors do their duties to make you fit to be able to fight your own battle. Doctors are blessed to serve you. But never let doctor to be master of your body and mind even you are sick. All doctors follow the average treatment on the basis of average experiences. But, remember you are different individual having unique body and mind. Therefore, so long you are capable of taking decision, do not take any decision on the ‘average experience’ of a particular doctor or group of doctors. For example, your doctor advises to undergo an operation at the third or fourth stage of cancer. You have to take a decision whether to go for an operation or not because you have to take a decision whether you want to help the doctor to make some experiences to develop his skills which may be helpful for other patients or you really feel that you have a better chance to survive for longer period and so on. But never allow your relatives and doctors decide whether you should go for an operation or not. Never forget, you are the master of your body and mind (I am and shall be repeating this sentence again and again deliberately). Remember, doctors are only service provider like any other essential service providers who seldom work for charity and your relatives have their own agenda, good or bad. The persons who do not allow anyone to be master of his/her body and mind live not necessary longer but content life. The persons who can battle for their own causes are likely to live to the last breathe of his life. Many of us die long before we actually die because e are not the masters of our own lives. Remember, do not try to find a reason to laugh or smile or to help others, but always find out a way to avoid to be unhappy, angry and revengeful.

  The persons about whom I going to write in this book are the masters of their bodies and minds, they took advices of doctors, they had undergone operations, they took medicines, but always took decisions of their own, as they were/ are aware that they are/ were the masters of their bodies, minds and their destinies. Either these people defeated cancer or they fought so valiantly, all their near dears are/were proud of their fighting spirits.

  ‘It is the last case, sir. He is only 34 and his case is hopeless one!’ An intern told Dr. Saxena, a renowned oncologist of reputed cancer hospital of Mumbai (name and place changed). Dr. Saxena went through the records of the patient. The intern was right, the patient is unlikely to survive beyond three months.

  ‘Doctor, I have to survive till my son becomes a doctor like you to serve the people. Have you ever gone to Nagaland?’ The 34 year old Jamir from Mukokchung district of Nagaland with faint smile asked Dr, Saxena.

  ‘No, I have never been to Nagaland. How long you will live I cannot say! It is God who decides when one has to go! I can prescribe the best possible medicine only! For check up, you come after six months.’ Dr, Saxena knew that he would not be able to come after six months. He did not want to prescribe the costliest medicines considering the hopeless situation of the patient.

  ‘Doctor, I am a poor man from a rural area, I cannot afford to come again to meet you after six months. Better you give some medicine which are available at Mukokchung, our district HQs. If necessary I shall send letter to you asking some advice. Do not worry I shall not disturb you much, I know you are a very busy person. ‘

  Every day, Dr. Saxena used to meet hundreds of terminally ill cancer patient, but somehow this patient from far flung area of country touched his heart. Dr.Saxena, gave his postal home address (which normally does not do) to Mr. Jamir.

  Dr. Saxena forgot about Mr. Jamir till he got a new year greeting card from Mr. Jamir after nine months of their first meeting. The message was small but carried lot of meaning to Dr. Saxena.

  ‘ Doctor Saab, I am following your advice religiously. My son is now promoted to class six. He promised me he will be doctor like you. God bless your family.’ Dr. Saxena for the first time realized he cannot predict about the future of a patient. It all started in 1991.

  Dr. Saxena sent a return card with best wishes.

  To Dr. Saxena’s surprise he got a similar greeting card on 1992 from Jamir stating that his son promoted to class seven.

  Similar letters were coming to Dr. Saxena till 2002 telling that his son became an MBSS doctor from AIIMS, New Delhi.

  In 2003, DR. Saxena got a letter from Jamir’s son stating that his father expired after his graduation. Dr, Saxena invited Jamir’s son to join him in his institute as his junior.