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One of the reasons I became a physician was that even as a child I was always quite intrigued
about the human body, the function of our body, how people suffered and, you know, we
all are exposed to pain and suffering, when their loved ones and our friends, we see and
know of loved ones who die, that hurts and we cannot do anything about it.
So as a youngman in high school, may be a young kid at that time, I made a decision
that I wanted to try to help people. I wanted to find out how can I learn about medicine?
How could I then apply that knowledge to care for those who suffer? How can I prevent disease
and prevention of disease is a very important element of my career. It is easy to diagnose
most illnesses. Some of them, yes, more difficult, they require more effort, time, and dedication
but once you diagnose it with the fund or knowledge we have today, we can deliver the
best treatment possible for us today.
There are patients when that is not that easy. They are patients where no matter what we
do, we know the that prognosis grim and that hurts, hurts a lot to lose someone who you
have been trying to help, dedicated a long period of time, years some time, of knowing
someone who has no future yet you have to deliver hope, you have to try to make that
patient feel that there is something out there that is worth living or on the other hand,
be sincere to your patient and by being realistic, provide comfort and help make decisions that
are extremely important for the patient and his or her family.
So all these years in medicine, and I have been at it for more than 40 years, are based
in the principle that I am a physician because I want to take care of those who need to receive
our care, help, hopefully cure and also prevent illnesses that otherwise would lead to severe
handicap or even death.
So I do not mind spending these long hours as long as there is a good light that shines
at the end of this tunnel.