This is the most worthy story
that I ever wrote for my blog. No card. This is just a personal, true story
that I feel worth sharing.
I translate this directly from what my younger brother Jerry
Aurum wrote:
A seamstress laid in the ICU room of a certain hospital in Jakarta. He was
taken there by his employer. A young doctor checked on him and found out that
this man had a heart attack and they need to do a coronary stent, that cost
hundreds of million in rupiah (thousand of dollars in US currency).
The employer said he couldn't afford the cost and they couldn't
contact the patient's family. Dealing with heart attack, each minute counts. In
fact within the 15 minutes the patient was in the hospital, his heart
stopped 3 times, but each time the doctor was able to revive him.
The doctor
asked his colleague what should he do. If they don't do anything, the patient
will die. The colleague said well it is what it is, what can we do. Unsatisfied
with the answer, the doctor went t the hospital director. Same answer. As a
doctor he's facing the dilemma, if he takes an action without the permission
from the family and the hospital and no way to know how the patient going to
pay for the procedure, he is facing a high risk that could cost not only
his career but his own life (being a doctor is his life).
At the end, the doctor decided to do the coronary stent on his patient who is
dying. Without any way of knowing who would cover the cost for the procedure,
without any back up from his colleague or the hospital. And if he failed, he
would be the one that being accused by the family as being responsible for the
death. In his mind he only think of 1 thing. This patient is only 32 years old
and who will feed his little children if he passed away?
With God's blessing, the patient survived. When the patient's wife arrived
(she's only a maid with low income), she was so thankful. And the doctor was
able to convince the hospital to not charge anything to the patient and asked the
employer to help with the cost of the medicine that the patient will really
need to stay alive and get well.
A few hours later, this story go around the hospital and became hot topic. Some
nurses cried and thank the doctor even though they don't know who the patient
is.
When I heard this, I told the doctor, there's moment in life that show a doctor
his quality as a doctor and there's also moment that show a doctor his quality
as a human being.
This young doctor name is Jeffrey Wirianta, a well known cardiologist in
Jakarta who loves being a doctor more than anything. And me, Jerry Aurum, is
his younger brother who is so proud to have a brother who truly dedicate his
life to his work and even more his dedication to other human being. ~
You see, the cardiologist in this story, Jeffrey Wirianta is my
big brother. When I read this post on my younger brother's Facebook wall, I
found myself crying with so much love and admiration. And true to his style,
when I told Jeff how proud I am of him, all he said that at that moment
all he could think of is saving this man's life. And that he was afraid. Afraid
of what "might happen".
And that makes me even prouder. That he was afraid, yet he did it anyway. That's what courage is. To do the right thing even when you're afraid. The
world need more doctors, more people like him. He always wanted to become a doctor since he
was only 5 years old. That's the only answer he ever gave when people ask him
what he'd like to be.
In high school, my mom asked him why he wants to become a doctor and he said to
save life. To this day, despite all his success, he stay true to his reason and
I know my mom is one proud mom at this moment. If you ask my mom, I know she'd
said she reached her life goal, which is to raise decent human being.
Mom, I think you did an amazing job in raising us. Especially with Jeff as
he became such a good role model for us to follow. To Jeff, thank you for
making me believe that there's still good people out there. That there's still
real doctor out there who really about saving lives.
Right now, I feel like my heart would burst with so much love and
admiration. Jeffrey Wirianta, I am so blessed and proud to have you as my
brother. You are the best! Love, love, love.