Sunday, April 19, 2009

The life of a physio :)

Yes, it has been quite some time since I have shown my face here, for more reasons than one. Right now the reason being that I have too much work to do and too little time to blog. Today is one of the rare Sundays where I find myself lazing around at home without anything to do. Hence this-
Well, for those who are not updated to my current status (No, I haven’t eloped), I have finally finished my Bachelors and am now a full-fledged physiotherapist. For the past month or so, I have been treating patients both at clinic and home (theirs, not mine)- the latter being for those who can’t make it to the clinic and require home care.
I was initially very uncertain, skeptical rather at how home care would work out.
Right now, all I can say is I have a blast!:) Not literally, but these people can actually get me on a high and take me through the day smiling stupidly at everyone! I mean, the hospitality is stunning! Just because I had gone to see a patient on Vishu (New Year for me), they ended up feeling so bad, that I was not even allowed to examine the patient until I had had obattu (poli/sweet chapathi, with ghee) and coffee and sat around chatting with everyone ;) All my patients are SO co-operative that they have given me the by to come and go as I please, any time of the day! I shamelessly have taken them at their word and have landed up as early as seven in the morning once or twice ( After asking them if it’s ok) Thankfully, I have not got mistaken for the milkman (yet).
I don’t know if it’s my personal charm (**preen**) or luck- to have found all these nice people who insist on giving me breakfast; people who were strangers 10 days ago and tomorrow you are invited for weddings in their family, or who, today, call me their friend and not therapist!
Yes, despite the long hours, despite the endless travelling in the heat, despite all the things that go wrong every day, I LOVE my job :) :)