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of oxygen, and the whole hospital awaiting Nishana, because of them I made my hospital
that oxygen tanker, moving out the severe my home. Lots of learning and teaching and
ones in NIV and HFNO to private hospital so researching, especially, with a lot of help
that the more patients with lesser oxygen from Dr Aravind Head of infectious disease,
demand was saved. The tears of the oxygen Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.
technician telling, this is the last B cylinder Because of them we were one of Pioneers to
for the time, and he don't know what to do. use the almost all Covid 19 drugs including
But some how luckily for us, somehow, an monoclonal antibodies liberally. We became
angel in the form of Oxygen truck will land. bold enough for even experimental drugs, so
Thanks Dr Hari, the Covid nodal officer for that no one should suffer, either due to covid
the institution for managing and correctly or covid complications. We were fed up to
calculating the time of emptying of oxygen. seeing deaths and morbidity.
He is the other GOD's plan, Rather HIS hands! But we also wanted that normal life in
Three years in the Covid, inside PPE, the between. So for a brief two or three months
rewards I got was grey hairs, a bit of grey in 3 years, We worked outside GH, which
wisdom and a suffering, but an uncomplain- was a great relief. Fours years later today we
ing family, who stood with me. Happily taking all are in different institutions and myself in
my absence as someone else's life saving another district with the realisation that no
time. Making me realise that they will be one is indispensable in the whole world,as my
with me in worst of my times. A great group mother says!
of friends My Jayasree madam, Sharath,
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2K1 MBBS, Trivandrum Medical College
