Second chances ..

Today my friends’ son died. He was 8 years old. He was battling with cancer.

He had a rare small round cell tumour in the leg. Sadly, he successfully went through surgery , chemo and radiation. He welcomed the steel leg after amputation.. how strong & brave he must have been after loosing his legs at this age. And how strong is his mamma !

They were happy, he did not relapse. They were having a vacation together after long battle of months of therapy. Suddenly he developed a fever, not going away. Doctors said he has got a secondary tumor from his chemo, an aggressive  blood cancer. And then in few days, he had a cerebral metastasis and gone ! When the call came, I could not help but cry in the open road. 

Being a doctor, death is not new to me, not even the deaths of small kids from cancer. But it never makes you ready for the next.Every time I realise how far we are from knowing . How far we are from giving a second chance to people who came to us with utmost trust, who has nowhere else to go. We need so much more funds for research, so many resources. Still in this time, humankind is having war, crime, violence, killings… I cannot believe how incredibly stupid  is that.! 

We need to channel our energy to find hope, find resources to build that hope, find barrier free healthcare to all. Find better chances. Find second third or fourth chances .. 

We owe this to our next generation..