Compatible Month

Salam alaikum

September ended with calmness, happiness and smiles on my face (^-^) Allah promised us to give the happiness after undergoing all the dificulties (Al-Insyirah : 1-8) October started with fresh mind and strong spirit. Neurology is an interesting subject. So many things that before this were so blur to me, now, with those proved evidences, clearly explained to me the pathogenesis of a few diseases that always come up in my mind with a question : Why does it like that?

Recently, in between the last September's cycle and the October's cycle, I've got 1 day off to go to the library, and of course, to rest at home. I spent a few hours watching "One Litre of Tears", a Japanese Siries. A touching drama about a girl named Aya (that's why I wanted so much to watch it after my cousin Nisa promoted it to me. Aya - my name in KISAS).

She suffered from a neurologic disease called Spinocerebellar Atrophy. A serious degenarative disorder of the cerebellum which later on will involve the spinal cord as well, that results in inability of the patients to control their movements by intention, to walk properly which finally will completely unable to walk or talk or to perform any other daily activities. And even, they can't individually control their urination, which means that they may urinate at any time, in any place. And because they have loss their ability to control the body balance, among the very 1st symptom that may be seen is a falling down situation without using their hands to balance it up during the process. Usually when normal people fall down, we will use our hands to protect our faces (or head more specific) from any injury. But in those patients, we can see that when they fall down, there is no wound or any injury on their palms or hands because they don't use them for protection. They will straight away fall down without the ability to move their hands to balance up or to protect their head.

While watching the drama, many questions came up. I became more interested in it. And since the new cycle started, I really pay attention on it, especially on Neurology. Seems to me that this is a busy cycle as well as the previous one but since Neurology attracts me a lot, I don't mind spending much more time studying in the room. LIFE WITH BOOKS IS MARVELLOUS!

I am now doing my report on my patient suffered from Polyneuropathy - loss of sensation in distal parts of hands and legs. Examining him makes me think : Thanks Allah for the nikmah that You gave me.

Tears drop down in the dark, warming my hand and heart... Not enough to reach 1 litre, but adequate enough to make me ponder...


Monday : Neurology, Endocrinology
Tuesday: Dermatology
Wednesday: Neurology, Endocrinology
Thursday : Dermatology
Friday : Neurology, Endocrinology
Saturday : Radiology (till Oct. 14)


(October 20, 2006)