A Quadriplegic Doctor Denied to Give Up and She Specialized in Pychiatry To Treats Mentally-sick People
Brief Story
Dr. Anum Najam in an outpatient consultation room. |
In March 2008 Dr. Anum Najam while she was on her mid way to become a doctor, that is to say -in her third year in medical school- lost function of the four human limbs, including the trunk, so, she is permanently unable to move any part of her body below the neck after a group of armed robbers fired a bullets to stop their car in a deserted area while she was with her family returning from a wedding ceremony held at Rawalpindi, the fourth-largest city in Pakistan by population.
Unfortunately,
a shot had crossed from her mother, broken her arm and finally gain access into
Dr. Anum’s neck resulting an injury to the spinal cord, a condition known as in
medical term as ‘quadriplegia’ which led her to ask help if she needs to sit
up, or turn position in bed, and to grasp things as she cannot hold anything
and can’t move her neck, legs and arms too.
She has been hospitalized
and given an advice that she can no longer able to pursue her ordinary work
including schooling, and that there is no hope for her to recover from this
condition, after all, she did not wish to give up and decided to continues her
studies with all those odds, she was insisted that she still had heart and mind
to tackle every problem.
Her Journey to Medical Education
Even with being unable to hold a pen
or turn the pages of her books, she resumed her studies in a wheelchair a few
short months after the incident. She wasn’t able to look after herself in any
way as she had no grip in her hands, and so she needed a personal caretaker all
the time.
Her mother made a selfless sacrifice
and used to move with her to Abbottabad from their home in Muzaffarabad to live
with her in the hostel and help her every day. She says “Every single day was a
massive challenge but with the grace of the Almighty and with the unconditional
support of my family, friends and teachers”
She completed her MBBS at Ayub Medical College
without wasting even a single academic year. And she is still in a wheelchair
and now working in CMH Muzaffarabad, having specialized in Psychiatry from Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayd Hospital.
Fulfilling her Mission
Dr. Anum receiving and award |
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