Families Should

It was a referred case, and so I had to be double careful. Covid had changed all norms of consultations. Over the phone, they said few problems, and as the patient couldn't come to my clinic, the father and son duo decided to come over for a detailed talk. It was a case of cerebral degeneration. They had lost hope with many systems of medicines and came to me as a last resort in Homeopathy.

Spending a huge chunk of their life in a state in India away from their hometown for their livelihood they came down to their place with a lot of dreams after retirement. The mother was the one who was affected and so the whole family was shattered. At this stage, I too knew that only conservative management of the most distressing symptoms would be the only solution. But that was not the actual problem before me. 

The mother was an excellent homemaker and a great cook churning out mouth-watering dishes to the whole family even on ordinary days. She would throw in her best during family occasions and festivals. The whole family was missing all of that and the husband, in particular, was the most affected.

While hearing their problems carefully I noticed that that man though tried to put on an air of strength was visibly shattered. I had to speak at length to him. Reassuring him that it was after all not a terminal illness and trying to accept the fact of her illness was what formed the major part of my consultation.

Not only in this case but in most of them we see the families suffering when someone is badly sick in it. It is a big mistake. Someone, I repeat, someone in the family should muster up the courage to guide the family through this crisis. It is from within that the support should come. The sooner we accept and face the situation, the better we handle it. If it's not us then whom do you think will help us in a time of crisis. The best always comes from within.