Sunday, December 03, 2006

Venkataramanama - An Update


What a smile - Venkataramanama after six months of Anti Tuberculosis Treatment. If you all remember, she had Disseminated TB necessitating admission in St Johns Medical College at Bangalore. (see post "Case of the month - June 2006)
She has been a regular visitor the Health Centre and her smiles seem to light up the the room. She comes from a little hamlet about 30 km away, changing three buses on the way. Quite remarkable considering that she is only 10 years old and barely literate. Her parents are too poor to accompany her all the way to the health centre and therefore our instructions to her have to be very simple and straightforward.
One of our most cooperative patients, she has helped us learn about fortitude and courage.

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