Have been wanting to write this post for quite some times. I was deployed to PKRC (Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre for COVID-19). I went there during the peak season of COVID-19.
Started off my first day there, been scolded by a couple. The wife broke down emotionally due to long duration of quarantine. She refused to listen to our explanation. Despite all the drama, we still couldn\"t grant her request for home quarantine at that point of time.
There was once a lady with COVID-19, admitted here. She requested to see her mum for one last time. However, she was not allowed to do so because:
(1) She herself is a COVID patient, need to be quarantined.
(2) Her mum passed away due to COVID, hence, no one is allow to go near her in the mortuary there, only the men in full PPE handling the corpse.
After discussed with my team leader, the most we can offer her is to allow her to go to the gate there when the hearse passed by. The whole scene was a heartbreaking one. After seeing her mum off to cemetery from far, she called me and thanked me. She thanked me for the arrangement. Honestly I felt bad for not being able to allow her to go near her mum. Little did I know that, she was grateful to us for letting her to the gate and sent her mum off for the last time.
Been there for 2 months, I also encountered a patient with suicidal attempt. I am grateful to work with a group of very approachable physicians for consultation. Not to forget also to the great team in ILKKM (PKRC where I was stationed). They are the nurses, medical assistant, PPK etc. The teamwork by them make my life there better.
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| Blessing: 3 layered tea by a Paeds MO, sushi by a MA. |
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| thank you :) |
