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respect

I met Dr. Siva in 2016, when I started working as an infectious disease physician at Suburban Hospital.
I remember him being impressed by my less-is-more approach to antibiotic therapy. It was one that “Full Guava Pie! Forget this oxygen.
I will be there for 8 a.m. rounds with my tea.
aligned with his own philosophy…“Hey listen, half of what we do anyway doesn’t matter; just give the
illness enough time.” I liked that. I’ve always felt that a tincture of time should be in the armamentarium All kidding aside, I feel good. God takes care of the heavy lifting.

of any physician. So started our mutual respect for each other.
Thank you, Naty.”
“Hey listen…” —Natalia Vasquez, M.D.

“What others think of me is none of my business.” When I fretted one too many times of what
someone would think of me, whether professionally or socially.

“Man proposes. God disposes.” When I would share exasperations of plans upon plans gone awry. Siva, blessing
There are no words to express the loss of you; despite your absence your
“You watch too much news. None of this matters.” I do like to watch the news. I never thought that presence is still felt. I don’t even know where to begin. I was at a crossroads

I got worked up by it, but evidently Sudarshan thought so. in my life, and I needed direction and then somehow it so happened that

“That Sonos system is just great don’t you think?” Sudarshan glowed about Sonos every time he remembered we started to talk, and it was what I needed to hear, in a time I needed it
I had Sonos too, to the point that whenever I sit down to enjoy meditative sounds through it, he comes to mind. the most. You see, you are light and sometimes the world can be cold,
and through a tough time, I suddenly saw the light. I am eternally
“Get some good Earl Grey tea, sit down in the middle of the day and enjoy it!” grateful that in a time I needed direction and finding my soul purpose,

I ran into you. You were a great teacher to me, and in the time I knew
“You should keep some cash at home. A good amount, $1,000 maybe. You never know when the ATMs will crash.”
you, I learned amazing things. It’s how I know that through some
“Remember what I said, ‘To do nothing is to do something.’” When I shared with him that I had finally divine intervention that people connect. I am still not going to believe
gotten around to reading The House of God for the first time. you’ve left. You have just transitioned into a different life, and we will
direction
“The hospital isn’t going anywhere, just take a few minutes.” When it was lunch and I wasn’t planning to eat. meet soon. I will never forget when you said, “Keep the faith it will
be alright.” You were a blessing, thank you.
“I find that when I come back from one of these midday walks, my mind is so clear.” —Eden Teshome, PA-C

— Gloria Aggrey, M.D., Infectious Diseases

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