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| The patient’s son during the interview |
The 75-year-old Indian Prinalani has been a resident in Hong Kong. In December 19, the author met with Prinalani. Wearing light blue hospital gown, he is lying in bed with a smile on his face. Whenever the nurses came to do nursing care, he would repeatedly say, “thank you.”
Prinalani’s son told the author that his father is getting better. The ulcerated skin has fully recovered and his state of mind is also becoming more positive. It is hard to believe that the patient has ulcerated skin with errhysis and exudation and unpleasant smell was giving out from his body when the patient was just admitted into the hospital. As the patient has worn diapers for a long time, the skin in buttock and hip has ulcerated. The nurse has to change the bed linen several times a day due to the large amount of exudation.
The head nurse in fifth floor said, “for the first two days of his hospitalization, Prinalani refused to have shower in the bathroom. He said his legs were too weak and painful to stand up. What he wanted was just a scrub in bed. In order to encourage the patient to be cooperative with treatment and enhance his trust in medical workers, all medical workers at 5th ward had a meeting, discussing how to move the patient with their patience and consideration.”
On the third day after his hospitalization, the head nurse led several nurses to his room. They explained to him that he should have a shower to keep his body clean; otherwise, the skin ulcer will not alleviate; it will also cause infection and ulcerated skin all over. Hence, his condition will be getting worse and worse. After repeated explanation, Prinalani finally understood the severity of the problem and agreed to have shower in the bathroom.
At the first time when he had shower, four nurses and Prinalani’s son transferred the patient from bed to wheelchair and then to the bathroom. It took the nurses almost one hour to help the patient with brushing teeth and washing the face and having a shower, which were seemingly very simple things for common people. Each time after the patient had a shower, the nurses would be wet all over and have sweat oozing from his face.
When nurses came to help the patient with showering, they would always took a basin of hot water. As the patient has feet edema and was bedridden for a long time, soaking the feet in hot water could relax the muscles and promote blood circulation. Every morning, the nurse would change the air bed, bed sheet and help Prinalani put on clean clothes, then apply boric acid and colostomy powder alternatively on the skin. The nurses would also help him turn over, rinse the mouth and do skin care every two hours. With the considerate care of medical workers, no the ulcerated kin has fully recovered; the rashes also disappear; the terrible smell is also no more existing. He feels better by each passing sat and is more cooperate with the treatment.
Before, Prinalani’s family was very concerned about him as his physical condition was very bad. They regarded Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital as the last resort. Seeing that Prinalani’s condition is getting better, his son said emotionally, “I have no idea whether my father will be fully recovered or not but what I see is that my father’s is getting better both physically and mentally. All of these should give credit to the medical workers at Fuda who have given him encouragement and confidence.”
Actually, Prinalani’s son did not trust the medical technology that Fuda has at the beginning. His father has underwent surgery and other treatments in Hong Kong but the curative treatment is not obvious. He did not believe a private hospital in Guangzhou could do anything better. “As his skin problem was getting worse, my father felt very bad. A friend of mine recommend that we can have a try in Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital, but I had some concerns about the medical skill, environment and language barriers of the hospital. My whole family was also in doubt that whether Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital can really solve the problem that hospital in Hong Kong can do nothing about. ”
“Why did you choose Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital in the end?”
“As my father’s condition was getting worse, he needed to receive treatment as soon as possible. I consulted the consultant of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital on the Internet. The consultant replied me soon. She asked me about my father’s condition in detail and also sent me the book Follow Me to Fight Against Cancer written by Prof. Xu Kecheng, the Chief President of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital. From the book, I learned that Prof. Xu is also a cancer patient. After I read through the book, I trust the hospital all the more and then decided to bring my father to the hospital for treatment.” said Prinalani’s son.
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“I would like to express my appreciation to medical workers at Fuda Cancer Hospital for their considerate care, without which my father would not have recovered so fast. Our initial doubts have been swept away. The environment here is nice. I do not have difficulty communicating with medical workers here. Doctors and nurses have very strong executive capability. Now, my father has full confidence in treatment and that really makes me feel relieved. All of these should give credits to FUDA.”
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| A photo of Mr. Prinalani, his son and nurses of the 5th ward. |
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