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Sixteen years old Fatima was brought in serious condition by her father to the general medicine OPD at our hospital, the Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Teaching Hospital Sukkur. She was seen by a female doctor, and upon further questioning, she admitted that she was experiencing heavy bleeding due to a gynecological issue. When the doctor learned this, she sent her to the Gynae and Obstetrics OPD for further evaluation and treatment.
She was crying and appeared extremely weak. Her father was also very old, and his attire suggested that they were from a very low-income family. Due to her father’s lack of education and inability to obtain a rapid evaluation from Gyne’s doctor, I got up and decided to accompany her since any additional delays in her treatment would increase her risk of bleeding.
By the way, there is a significant wait to see a doctor at any hospital, so I went with her to take her to a Gynaecologist right away.
The wheelchair her father received was a blessing because Wheelchairs aren’t typically accessible in this hospital. We wheeled her to the Gynae OPD, and the doctor asked about her medical history before sending her back to the Medicine OPD as a medical case. She was admitted to the female medical ward Unit-II after consulting with Sir Saleh Muhammad Channa, our department’s head, who was very compassionate and courteous to the patients.
She critically needed numerous facilities, but they were sadly lacking in the hospital. She should have been managed in a medical ICU upon her admission because she was in a condition of shock, but doctors didn’t give up and took action to treat her as soon as they could despite the lack of such facilities.
She needs a blood transfusion urgently. Her platelets weren’t sufficient to halt the bleeding well enough. She, therefore, needed both red blood cells and platelets. It took several days to revive her and stop her bleeding eventually.
I commend Dr. Bisma Jalil, a postgraduate trainee, on her selfless attempts to save her life. There was no female attendant with her, so she continuously monitored her and provided her with emotional support.
As an orphan girl whose mother passed away when she was only five years old, she endured much suffering in the hospital during this time. She frequently needed the restroom but had no women accessible to take her. She had to ask other females to assist her in using the bathroom. Before me, her father was sobbing at the condition of her daughter. I was unsure whether to tell him that her daughter was in a severe state or reassure him that she would get better.
Fatima and her father persisted. She desired to remain alive. She, therefore, made every effort to fight her illness. After additional testing, she was diagnosed with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease. And as soon as her specific therapy, which included “steroids,” started, she significantly recovered, her illness was under control, and she could resume her usual activities.
The inspirational story of Fatima serves as a clear motivation to all ladies never to give up, to attempt to combat their illness, and never to lose hope. God Almighty will never abandon you. He will heal you soon.
Fatime travels from a far-off village with his younger brother once a month to the hospital for her routine checkup. Our medical colleagues are exceedingly generous and courteous. They give her some money so she can purchase medicine for her illness. Doctors salute her father, who is old and indigent but stands at her side.
There is no question of low courage for anyone in this world of God. No matter how unfavorable the circumstances seem, new success is still possible. Sometimes the desire to achieve something creates more opportunities than health and strength.
A person can use the unfavorable circumstances of his life to move forward, just like Fatimah fought against her disease and defeated it. Provided that they do not learn the lesson of hatred and complaint from unfavorable life conditions but start creating a new future for themselves with a positive mind.