That was a sad congregation. Everyone mourning silently. Yes!its death in its gravest shade and if that’s sad enough you think not really, actually it’s a relief for loved ones that suffering has ended in the peaceful arms of the of death.
I am talking about terminal pains be it of cancer the most dreaded one or kidney failure or even devastating bedsores. Seeing beloved suffering is the worst nightmare and being helpless in the face of the stark reality of providence is much more horrific.
All these days I thought about care for terminally ill, especially cancer care is well rounded up by conventional medicine. Since so many strings attached to this and we Homeopaths are not sought after by assumptions and prejudices, I never got really near to these cases. But those few I got an opportunity to treat along with all other things intact I could see the two versions of patient’s last few counted days they lived.
I heard in cases where homeopathy was not included that it was gruesome last days with most excruciating pains and any amount of pain killers, even Morphine injections couldn’t soothe a bit. Added to it are opportunist infections and other issues like kidney failure. Even one of my patient exclaimed about her mother,” I prayed she should die soon, I regretted visiting her at that terminal stage again. My mother an epitome of strength and grit couldn’t bear that suffering.” If this doesn’t move you to tears then what else could.
I treated a woman well into her 80s and she survived for 6 months after my commencement of treatment. The family reported within 2 days she could come out of her room assisted and sit in the chair. She asked for pills whenever slightest discomfort arose, its like cannabis for a drug addict sort of. The most comforting thought that sweet pills can help although not sure what is working wonders here.
That doesn’t mean I could prescribe anything and patient feels better; myself and the patient along with garnered, whole family inputs, we have adjusted remedies useful or aggravating doses discarded and only helping ones tuned to right potency, dose, and frequency of repetition. It can take 2 weeks or more to achieve this though. Probably this was my earliest case. But it was not cancer but kidney failure and problems associated with geriatrics.
But this cannot be done in delirium patients. A gentleman of 88 years fractured pathologically was in the hospital for two weeks turns hostile after coming home, and absolute no hunger. He was angry towards the caretaker and nurse. Based on medical reports remedy selected and with close monitoring and wife’s inputs he improved in two days, delirium lifted, appetite returned. But if you think the family was thanking the Homeopath forget that our job is as thankless as any other noble profession. But when the patient’s family returns to each crisis management that means it works. The man lived for a year or a little less and his wife when she had severe pain due to a fall after his demise, sought help again. But still, it is a thankless job as ever.
But when a hemiplegic lady of 70 got her femur fractured, it was a real pain and surgery was alone found suitable to relieve the compound pathological fracture. She survived only one month or so after surgery, but her son told me his mother though in severest pain found some relief in Homeopathic pills. Till the last day, she took shelter in that and was positive. This humane lady in her full senses till her last breath asked her children to donate her mortal remains to a Medical college, such a great gesture. Hats off to you mother…
When a lady of 70s diagnosed stage fourth of lung cancer Homoeopathy helped to relieve her day to day problems like cough, appetite and gas/flatulence and indigestion. Again the same expression from her relatives, she used to take Homeopathy till her last day and found some solace.
Now, that am reconsidering my thought that we should be doing research in the areas in those streams in which the only option available is Homeopathy types but also be doing great service in palliative care as well as Cancercare. The potential is huge it actually works and a dire need. Here no claims that Homeopathy cures but it is clearly evident that the relief is provided till the count stops. Anything is above that shall be a bonus though.
Even though palliative care setup has great infrastructure, support and props in place it seems very difficult to touch the core of the problem; ‘ subjective pain’. But homeopathy in whatever way can give support by the constant efforts of homeopath, patient and their loved ones as a team and can expect some relief. Moreover, the caretaker has comfort that they could provide some help, by eagerly giving those sweet pills timely. I heard how much trouble bed sores were and how much relief humble calendula ointment could bring upon. That family had exhausted dozens of tubes of calendula ointment for their bedridden aged mother who survived for 2 to 3 years.
As Hahnemann said in his death bed Providence owes nothing to anybody how great they may have been considered in their lifetimes. It is a great leveler of all forms of life and in death. But it is also true that if providence chooses to help someone, it can be, probably through Homeopathy, a safe, gentle, effective and healing system of Medicine accommodating each nuance of life in its open arms.
Hail Homeopathy
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