“5 fingers make a fist, similarly 5 of us make a great team”.
I have realized that our lives could be gone in a moment. There is no guarantee that we will be here at this time, next year. Thanks to COVID! I started being grateful for the opportunity to experience and focus on all the simplest blessings that surround me everyday.
So, here I am sharing my fondest memory with you all.
LOCKDOWN DUTIES :
“Never in my whole life I would have imagined my hands would consume more alcohol than my mouth”
It was my hematology posting during the first wave and I got a bone marrow appointment for a COVID positive patient,and it was going to be my first bone marrow witha PPE. So, I was apprehensive not for approaching the patient but I had a doubt whether I could do it with face shield which masked the visibility. But my co-pgs’ support turned out to be thelight I needed and we completed the procedure confidently.
TESTED POSITIVE :
“It’s all about finding the calm in the chaos”
All the five of uswere tested positive, thankfully without any complications, this turned out to be the best thing thatever happened to us.We were the first batch of postgraduates who were tested positive in our institute. We went through all the stigma and discrimination in a health care setting but together with the support of my department and close friends it became a blessing and I couldn’t ask for anything more. When a person is sick, all they want is a family around to get through it. But, COVID made that an impossibility. Luckily, I had my friends and co-pgs right by my side who formed my new family.
CRUSH-RUSH:
Just friends, yeah?
While the pandemic was going on and I was going through unexplainable emotions because i realized one of the person I care about the most in the city is going to leave, and I wont get a chance to say my final good bye. So, i thought to myself I cannot wait for the perfect time, sometimes i must dare to take a leap. I gathered all my courage and made videos of all photos which that person had no clue about it how and when they were taken.(P.S – Even i had no clue about it). Credits to my Co-PGs who took the photos. COVID and my CoPGs made me realize thatI could be daring.
AYUSH CAMPUS:
“Together we can do great things”
As we were in our isolation, after testing positive,we were put together with other people who were non-medicos. We were taking our daily walks, while we saw a few of them working out. The same evening, one of them fell sick, fortunately Since we were around at that time,with our medical background , we jumped up and immediately acted on it and made sure the person was shifted to the emergency care as soon as possible. Although we were asymptomatic, this incident made me realize the importance of having doctors in the premises. Luckily, we all were doctors and the situation was managed, otherwise it could have taken a dark turn. That made us realise that there is a rainbow above a dark cloud.
IN-ISOLATIONSHIP:
“Just like any normal daily lifestyle – LMMO ( Laughing my mask off)”
This phase made me really excited for small walks, buying groceries in line, video calls ,car rides and small blessing which surrounded me. We found out the best chef in us. One of the highlights of our isolationship, as i said was that, the great city i live in had a protest that led to a complete network black out for 2 days, making us get off our screen and spend time with each other instead. This took me to my childhood days where we play Dumcharades, Antakshri, Ludo and enjoying each other’s company.
LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS, SO IS COVID -19:
“Wo jo taqdeer mein likhey nai hotey. Unhee ki aarzoo ko ishq kehtey hein”
It was another weekday in lockdown, I was heading towards hostel after my covid duty. I received an out-of-blue text from my school friend – saying I hope you are doing okay? Pls, stay safe. The feeling of impending doom makes people realize what life is exactly and what we are missing in our life. Timing seems to be invariable third party in all our relationships and yet we never stop to consider why we let timing and ego play such a dramatic role in our lives. That moment COVID won over EGO .
CONCLUSION:
These small little things in life that have changed a part of me as a person, so profoundely that changed my views and outlook on life in an ongoing pandemic where i learned to appreciate everything that came my way. This pandemic was a life changing event away from home which made me see the world through a different angle that was filled with gratitude, positivity, and ample amount of optimism. So, 2020 my dear, was a blessing in disguise.
Author:
Name: Dr Sumiah.S.A
Designation : PG – Final year
Institute: Yenepoya medical college Mangalore
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