Doctors Are Human too.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (55825)
February 24, 2025 8:26am CST
Have you ever been treated by a doctor who appears ill or has a physical impediment ? And did it make you feel less confident about his or her ability to help you get better?
A lady l know who visited a Govt operated clinic told me that when she got there she saw a doctor on crutches. She wasn't sure what was his problem but she said her first thought was " l hope he isn't the one l get to see".
Some people think of doctors as healthy human beings who are not supposed to get ill. The simple fact is that doctors are flesh and blood like any of us. During the covid pandemic people got more scared when they heard of doctors dying from the virus.
Yes they wore the best protective gear while treating the sick, but most of them had families to go home to - they could have contracted the virus anywhere.
The message here is that there is no super human . Regardless of status in life - rich poor, celebrity, non celebrity - we are all human and we all must die at some point. In the meantime we try our best to take care of ourselves and remain in reasonably good health.
What are your thoughts?
Pixabay image.
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@allknowing (141244)
• India
13h
I think we all are guilty when it comes to expecting doctors to be in perfect health
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@allknowing (141244)
• India
12h
@Kandae11 I wonder why they cannot treat themselves.
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@Kandae11 (55825)
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11h
@allknowing Some doctors might need specialists in areas they were not trained for.
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@lilacskies (5342)
• United States
21h
While some doctors look unhealthier than their patients, there are other doctors who are absolute monsters hiding in plain sight.
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@Kandae11 (55825)
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19h
@lilacskies This world is full of strange people indeed , she should have never become a doctor. I believe you because l know of a female doctor with a similar attitude....
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@lilacskies (5342)
• United States
19h
@Kandae11 For the money and the prestige. I know one female doctor in particular who looks down on her patients, gossips about them with her friends and family, and makes fun of anyone who wear glasses. She didn't become a doctor because she likes her patients and wants to heal people. No, she became a doctor because she wanted to be rich. Well, she got that, but so what? She's a malignant narcissist who looks down on anyone and everyone, hates anyone and everyone, and doesn't even treat her own family right. I have literally witnessed her assault her own father. That's right. Her own father. Now she is a doctor, going around flaunting her God Complex. This is hilarious to me because she is one of the most awful people I've ever met in my life and also, she is extremely short like a five year old, but she thinks it's acceptable behavior to bully everyone. Some people just don't know the golden rule in life which is to treat others the way she wants to be treated. Since she doesn't know this rule, she should be made fun of for looking like a five year old since she has no problem bullying people for wearing glasses, getting sick, etc.
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@much2say (57236)
• Los Angeles, California
15h
Doctors are just as human as anyone else. They may have more medical knowledge than the rest of us, but that doesn't make them immune from getting sick nor getting hurt. I don't know why someone would have issue with a doctor with crutches . . . my dentist has a bad knee and limps severely these days, but I don't question her ability to check out my teeth.
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@Kandae11 (55825)
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12h
People think strangely sometimes. I recall the actress of a very popular soap opera whose role on the show was to upset people's lives , said she was almost attacked physically by a 'fan' of the show... That fan couldn't allow herself to believe that the actress was playing the roll given to her - and playing it quite well.
@RebeccasFarm (92269)
• United States
22h
Yes why anyone would choose to be a doctor and be around sick people to catch their sickness, I don't know.
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@Tampa_girl7 (51554)
• United States
21h
I don’t recall ever having a doctor that was ill. I’d see them as long as they weren’t contagious though.
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@snowy22315 (185510)
• United States
22h
I haven't been treated by a doctor who appears I'll to the best of my knowledge
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@1creekgirl (42496)
• United States
22h
That's a very good perspective, Kandase. We're certainly all suseptible to illnesses and accidents.
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@Beestring (14935)
• Hong Kong
20h
I have never been treated by a doctor who appears ill. Yes, doctors are human beings. They will get sick; they may have family problems. Some even commit crimes.
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