They go through thunderstorm, a whole houseful of sick people, walk along hospital wards of very ill people, eat unclean food and still emerge healthy as Hercules.
You might apt to think that this person has got that Rasputin immunity. As some of us may recall, that Russian monk Rasputin was almost impossible to kill. His enemies fed him poison and he joyfully consumed the poisoned cakes and laughed. They shot him and threw him into the river. Diagnosis: death by drowning. How strange.
Yes, they are people who are seemingly immune to illnesses. Now, that's not our privilege. We do get sick now and then. And loved ones, friends and others known to us fall sick at some juncture.
I have personal experience of all this wave of illness that rushes up my shore every couple of years. Sometimes if I am unlucky, it happens in a series. Recently, someone close to me, fell sick. Normally, when a person falls sick, there won't be such a melodrama but if the physical discomfort is expressed in prolonged coughing and wheezing, the alarm bells start to go off, one by one.
Beneath the thin veneer of human fortitude, lies an ocean of concern and sympathy. Most of the time, we try not to go overboard with unnecessary concern but when someone dear begins to display signs of delayed recovery, the human compassion kicks in.
The normal modus operandi with regard to illness in the family is first to apply some home-grown medicine. Sometimes it is herbal concoction. Occasionally, it could be some ancient Chinese cure. When all fails, it's time to visit the doctor. If that too fails, it's back to the drawing board. In this case, the Chinese will often refer to some highly recommended Chinese sinseh.
The Chinese tend to believe in their own millennia-old cures for everything ever recorded in the medical annals. Most of the time, it works - quite amazingly. I totally vouch for some of these ancient Chinese cures.
We shall not mention any names here but at least one Western-educated doctor quietly and discreetly subscribed to Chinese medicine for certain illnesses. He does not know how to explain it but apparently, he swears by those medicines which he buys on the quiet.
One of the old tried-and-tested methods of handling illnesses in the family is to have a long career of witnessing sick members of the family. The more you have experienced in terms of sickness like mumps, influenza, stomache, cramps, rashes, fever and broken bones, the calmer you will be when one of these incidents strike the family.
It all boils down to experience and the feeling of having seen-it-all-before. About three-quarters of illnesses are actually nothing. Only perhaps two or three out of a 100 illnesses are cause for worry.
Contrary to popular belief, the human body is actually quite resilient. We are not so easily "killed off". A number of those who suffered "sudden deaths" are usually those who have already given up the "fight" a long time ago.
So next time when illness visits the family, here's what you do:
1. Stay Calm
2. Make a checklist of all the symptoms
3. Rest is usually the best cure
4. When home remedies fail in cases of simple medical problems, visit the doctor
5. Ask your mother or grandmother for advice
6. If you are dissatisfied with a doctor's diagnosis, get a second medical opinion. Doctors have been known to be wrong on many occasions.
7. Think positive
8. Say some prayers
9. Cheer up the sick
10. Don't be a doomsday agent
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