During my trip to India, I see my grandmother suffering from ulcerative colitis and my grandfather suffering from type 2 diabetes. When my mother and I eat spicy foods or sweets, I feel guilty just knowing that my grandparents can’t join in and enjoy the savoring dishes. Ever since, I was determined to help my grandparents someway or the other. My first step would be researching.
At home, I started researching my grandparents’ ailments. Specifically, I looked at symptoms and treatments of diabetes and ulcer in the colon. After hours of searching, I found that a symptom is rectum bleeding, which was evident according to my grandma. Two possible treatments for my grandmother were antibiotics that would help reduce infection and iron supplements that would help reduce intestinal bleeding. As for my grandpa, I found out that symptoms include fatigue, blurred vision, and weight loss, two of which are evident in my grandfather. Treatments …show more content…
Currently, I am a volunteer at Palos Heights Community Hospital. I have been doing it for two years and my positions are sterile supply worker as well as a courier. As a sterile supply worker, I would transport medical equipment from the sterile supply room to different departments. Equipment included monitors and lab samples. As a courier, I would transport food to patients, flowers to their families, and other important equipment. I not only learn more about my positions at the hospital but also learned how the hospital operates in any day. Subsequently, my experience at the hospital embarked my association with patients. I love to start a conversation with them because I learn a lot about their lives, their culture, and their difficulties. It brings the emotional, subjective side of a doctor. Becoming a doctor is not just about knowing medicine but also about understanding human emotions as well as being able to handle difficulties, pains, and