"Prevention is better than cure"
a quote dinned into our ears since ages
yet, we pay no attention until it's too late!
Even at the cure level, most want no responsibility
preferring to leave process to doctors and medicines
content being a 'patient' slave
following diktats of the experts!
The other day joined a webinar on "Poly pharmacy"
a situation where patients are on 5 or more medicines
That act, interact and often cause more harm than good
Patients, particularly senior citizens
become zombies, inert , dazed
crippled physically and mentally, most of the time
In such a condition, often forget things, people
even whether they already took the medicine
Arise, awake oh human, time overdue to
take responsibilty, put your foot down
A living zombie with poor quality of life
useful only to drug companies, doctors
better an active life minus a few years
than a dazed zombie for life!
Yes, time has come to move away
from being a mere 'patient'
to becoming a responsible participant
in managing your health, calling the shots
ensuring your health is in your hands!
NB: I recited this poem during the virtual October month meet of the Kavya Kaumudi Multilingual International Poets meet.
