I never had an iota of doubt that a team work can do wonders particularly in a crisis situation. My belief came true and the impact of teamwork was reflected in full measure when a crisis hit my colleague Manish Dixit. He hardly knew and so did we, all his colleagues, that his life was in peril when he was admitted to Parul Hospital in Bhopal in an ailing condition. Soon we found, much to our disbelief, that he was battling for his life.
It was Manish's frantic voice in a timely call to our colleague Sravani Sarkar who immediately got in touch with Dr Padmakar Tripathi seeking his urgent help. It was great of Dr Tripathi to give a ring to Manish and his choked voice on phone conveyed gravity of his condition to a seasoned doctor what Dr Tripathi is.
Instead of giving a tip or two or advising Manish to go to some nearby hospital, what many a doctor would like to do in such a sitution while being preoccupied with their business, Dr Tripathi rushed to his house and took him to the Hospital.
To make matters worse Manish's wife Reena Dixit who rushed to the hospital with her husband to take care of him, found herself afflicted by the same disease what Manish was affected by. She had to be admitted in the same ICU. That was not all. Manish's elder son Yash was also diagonsed to be suffering from similar disease who did not complain much about his sufferings seeing his parents in a bad shape. Rather, he chose to suffer in silence.
Much to our worry Manish condition did not show any sign of improvement. He had a lot of difficulty in breathing. The doctors advice was to shift him to any super speciality hospital in Delhi or Mumbai. Air ambulance was needed. But a seasoned doctor Dr NP Mishra advised against his being shifted to Delhi in such a critical condition. Shifting Manish to a local hospital was the only choice. He was then shifted to National Hospital.
Here came support from many. Besides the HT team members led by Resident Editor NK Singh our ex-bureau chief Abhilash Khandekar rushed to the hospital on knowing about his critical condition.There seemed to be help and prayers for Manish's life pouring in from various quarters.The bylines policy implementation seems to have gone haywire once again. Manish's wife and son looked comparatively better. That was a solace to us in the crisis situation.
With the hard work of doctors who include Dr NP Mishra, Dr Pankaj Agarwal, Dr PK Pandey, Dr Sanjay Tandon, Dr PK Agarwal and above all timely help from Dr Padmakar Tripathi Manish is smiling today and working among us. There are several others including Manish relations who did their best to see that the family did not feel alone in its struggle against odds.
What I intend to convey through this piece is the importance of team work. The team stood by the family like a rock arranging many things in time. Literally, everybody chipped in.
What I realise intensely and I get horrified over the thought that delay of merely a couple of hours at the initial stage would have been proved fatal for Manish as said the doctors. Of course, everything fell in place because the God was with us.
This crisis left many questions unanswered before me. Do we really extend such a helping hand to somebody who falls sick in our neighbourhood? Do we really behave like a team in the society when such a crisis hits anyone in our neighbourhood? What do happen to those from the weaker class who cannot arrange good amount of money in time and don't have access to private hospitals or seasoned doctors?
It was Manish's frantic voice in a timely call to our colleague Sravani Sarkar who immediately got in touch with Dr Padmakar Tripathi seeking his urgent help. It was great of Dr Tripathi to give a ring to Manish and his choked voice on phone conveyed gravity of his condition to a seasoned doctor what Dr Tripathi is.
Instead of giving a tip or two or advising Manish to go to some nearby hospital, what many a doctor would like to do in such a sitution while being preoccupied with their business, Dr Tripathi rushed to his house and took him to the Hospital.
To make matters worse Manish's wife Reena Dixit who rushed to the hospital with her husband to take care of him, found herself afflicted by the same disease what Manish was affected by. She had to be admitted in the same ICU. That was not all. Manish's elder son Yash was also diagonsed to be suffering from similar disease who did not complain much about his sufferings seeing his parents in a bad shape. Rather, he chose to suffer in silence.
Much to our worry Manish condition did not show any sign of improvement. He had a lot of difficulty in breathing. The doctors advice was to shift him to any super speciality hospital in Delhi or Mumbai. Air ambulance was needed. But a seasoned doctor Dr NP Mishra advised against his being shifted to Delhi in such a critical condition. Shifting Manish to a local hospital was the only choice. He was then shifted to National Hospital.
Here came support from many. Besides the HT team members led by Resident Editor NK Singh our ex-bureau chief Abhilash Khandekar rushed to the hospital on knowing about his critical condition.There seemed to be help and prayers for Manish's life pouring in from various quarters.The bylines policy implementation seems to have gone haywire once again. Manish's wife and son looked comparatively better. That was a solace to us in the crisis situation.
With the hard work of doctors who include Dr NP Mishra, Dr Pankaj Agarwal, Dr PK Pandey, Dr Sanjay Tandon, Dr PK Agarwal and above all timely help from Dr Padmakar Tripathi Manish is smiling today and working among us. There are several others including Manish relations who did their best to see that the family did not feel alone in its struggle against odds.
What I intend to convey through this piece is the importance of team work. The team stood by the family like a rock arranging many things in time. Literally, everybody chipped in.
What I realise intensely and I get horrified over the thought that delay of merely a couple of hours at the initial stage would have been proved fatal for Manish as said the doctors. Of course, everything fell in place because the God was with us.
This crisis left many questions unanswered before me. Do we really extend such a helping hand to somebody who falls sick in our neighbourhood? Do we really behave like a team in the society when such a crisis hits anyone in our neighbourhood? What do happen to those from the weaker class who cannot arrange good amount of money in time and don't have access to private hospitals or seasoned doctors?
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