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Sidra Aslam, a blogger from Islamabad, lost her father to an accident he met on the second day of Eid. But was the accident fatal or was it the ignorance and the carelessness of the hospital authorities that Sidra had to lose her father? Dejected and disappointed, Sidra shared her story on twitter and left everyone in shock.
The sad reality
https://twitter.com/sidrahree/status/756461045867249664
The accident happened on 2nd day of Eid
My father had an accident on 2nd day Eid while crossing road of his own home town (Village)
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
How it happened
He got hit by a motorbike but he was over speeding and two bikes crossed each other and my father got hit by one.
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
Taken to CMH Jehlum
Nearest hospital told my cousins that he is critical and we should shift him to CMH Jhelum we went to CMH Jhelum
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
Really?
A patient is critical and they won’t be calling any doctor unless some army personnel shows up. The doctors are not available. But they’ll only come if someone from army calls.
and they told us that no doctor will come to see him unless some army person will call because there is no doctor available
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
CMH Kharian
They told us we should take him to CMH Kharian
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
Why?
Well, probably because you refused to treat the patient in Jehlum.
We did that we shifted him to CMH kharian and they told us that this patient is way critical why do you guys even got him here
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
The sad reality
They won’t get treated because they are civilians? Are the lives of civilians not as important as someone from the army?
A PATIENT IS DYING and doctors are saying stuff like these they need someone from high post to call them so they can check him?
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
PIMS Islamabad
After CMH Jehlum and CMH Kharian the person in critical condition was taken to PIMS Islamabad.
We shifted him to PIMS Islamabad and this happened at 4:38 am and my father had accident at 9:30 PM can you imagine
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
When asked to check
in PIMS i asked a doctor can you please check him i can see he can't breath properly, doctor replied
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
Okay, what?
They come all they way from Jehlum through Kharian to Islamabad hoping to finally get someone to check the patient and this is what they get in reply?
"may raat say duty dai raha hu koi aur doctor aye toh usko bolna"
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
When finally diagnosed with the real problem.
There was no empty room to operate on him.
On third day when they finally diagnosed the real reason of his illness
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
THERE WAS NO EMPTY ICU TO OPERATE HIM
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
Again the higher ranks or army
And we talk about our government being corrupt when this is what happens among us.
They told us that if someone from higher rank can call PIMS for ICU they can only transfer him after that
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
You have weak faith
No don’t blame the doctors, it’s your faith. His time had come, nothing could save him alright?
Later on what one doctor said to me, " yeh humaray iman ke kamzori hay" unke zindige itni thi woh nai bach saktay thay"
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
Explain
Yeh humaray iman ke kamzori hay toh doctors kyun hain?! Hospitals kyun hain?!
— losthere (@sidrarare) July 22, 2016
This is one of the many tragic incidents people face on an everyday basis because they don’t have enough contacts to get their loved ones treated properly or on time. This is not about one Sidra Aslam but about everyone who has every faced discrimination when someone close to them is fighting for their life. Sidra cannot get her father back but she can enlighten us with the reality in the hope that justice is served and no one gets to face what she did.
