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MGIMS Sevagram

German Classes in Sevagram

It all started on a whimโ€”those small, unexpected moments that often turn into the most memorable. One winter morning in 1986, while making my rounds at the hospital in Sevagram, an unusual thought crossed my mind: I should learn German. The idea seemed absurd, even to me. But then I learned that Mrs. Sunita Kawale, …

Hospital Sevagram

Of Kachha Chiwda and Aloo Bonda

Donโ€™t forget to eat that ๐‘Ž๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘Ž,โ€ he said again, his voice steady now. โ€œI will,โ€ I replied with a smile, stepping away. Only a week earlier, his son had wheeled him into the hospital OPD, visibly anxious. A driver in our hospital, his face betrayed his helplessness as he pushed the wheelchair into my …

Palliative Care Patients Sevagram

The Silent Surrender

In our quiet ward, a son softly asked, “Can I take my mother home?” Usually, such requests mean relief. Patients leave with hope, their struggles behind them. Grateful families thank the doctors, smiling. It feels like a victory. But this time, there was no joy. No happiness. His question wasn’t about hopeโ€”it was about saying …

MGIMS Palliative Care Sevagram

Delay. Delay. Delay.

This Diwali, Ravi (name changed) turned 19. He lived in a small town, 100 km southeast of Sevagram. Fresh out of his teens, he had completed his tenth grade at a local school and enrolled in a technical college. A promising future awaited himโ€”steady income, a stable life. His parents, both laborers in the fields, …

Palliative Care Sevagram

The Middle Path

For decades after completing my MD residency and becoming a physician, I held firm to a belief: diagnose accurately, treat effectively, monitor diligently, and ensure that patients followed my advice. This was the creed I practiced in OPDs, wards, ICUs, and even during cross-department consultations in the hospital. And it worked. Most of the time. …

MGIMS Palliative Care Sevagram

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜†๐—ฒ

Recently, we cared for a frail man in his late fifties. He came in gasping for air. His heart raced, and each breath was a challenge. His lungs crackled with every inhale. Both his face and feet were swollen. The ECG was very abnormal, and the chest X-ray showed fluid in his lungs. When he …