I am indebted to Dr S V Soundarajan, MBBS, D.Ortho
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Friends,
Today I am going to elaborate about my unforgettable encounters with Dr.SVS or Dr.S.V.Soundarajan.
Tamil translation --தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு
He was one of rare doctors who talked with patients with a smiling face and a soothing voice. Basically he was a good human being.
About me - A Polio paralysis victim
Let me tell about my exact health problem before I proceed further. I am a polio victim since the age of 3 years. My right limbs are affected by polio paralysis. Hence, I can use my right hand only about 15% percent and my right leg about 60%. (How I overcame my physical disability and achieved many things in life, given at the bottom).
For all my inquisitive questions he will calmly answer with a smiling face. Very soon, he understood that I grasped the point in my health problem 100%, he would casually say, "SEE, YOU HAVE COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD YOUR PROBLEM. AFTER ALL YOU HAD CROSSED ALMOST 25 YEARS WITH YOUR PROBLEM. PROCEED IN YOUR WAY. YOU ARE RIGHT. YOU KNOW BETTER".
Very few doctors say those words.
I was an active TT Table Tennis player in my teenage. Once for my query asking whether I should reduce my physical activities, he said,
"YOU SHOULD ENJOY YOUR LIFE, DOING WHATEVER YOU LIKE TO DO. JUST REMEMBER TO HAVE A CONSTANT CHECK ON YOUR WEIGHT. EVEN IF YOU INCREASE A KILOGRAM IN WEIGHT (OR DECREASE ) IT IS EQUAL TO TEN KILOGRAMS INCREASE (OR DECREASE) OF A NORMAL PERSON. SO WATCH YOUR WEIGHT. ENJOY LIFE".
Just before my marriage, I met him with lot of queries. A major one is, "Whether I can get married at all?"
He coolly said, "Yes, I feel one should get married to have a FULLNESS IN LIFE."
I remember once meeting him after reading a bone growth method (ELIZARO) narrated in the weekly, "THE WEEK".
He casually told, "HEY, MAN, I HAD ALREADY STUDIED ABOUT IT, IN MY D.ORTHO COURSE. OF COURSE, YOUR BONES WILL GROW ONE INCH.
BUT DO YOU THINK, YOUR MUSCLES AND NERVES WITH WITHSTAND THE ELONGATION? I THINK, YOUR MOVEMENT MAY GET REDUCED. I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT."
After hearing that, I blessed him in my mind.
"OH, THIS MAN SEEMS LIKE GOD TO ME NOW. MAY GOD GIVE ALL THE VIRTUES HE DESERVES".
Thereafter, I never considered myself a physically challenged person. I always devised ways to overcome my handicap or physical limitations.
I even recall taking paid computer classes to him in his house around 1995-99.
I am indebted to Dr S V Soundarajan, MBBS, D.Ortho, for what I am today.
I am also indebted to good friends like Manohar, Asgari, Shabbir, M.S.Prakash, Sabhari and Radhakrishnan -- who in one way or the other keep my spirits up.
(And other HCMS78 guys and friends too).
Ezhilarasan Venkatachalam
Global Tamil Based English Trainer,
Salem, South India
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