And after immense hardwork and sleepless nights of four and half years,I took the "The Hippocratic oath" to render my life in the service of humanity,

Our medical internship had just begun, we were full of enthusiasm and adrenaline rush in our veins, trying to explore our potentials in different medical subunits,

But In mid march our world got hit by the devastating pandemic,

And we doctors young and old, pulled our socks up, unprepared but with the strong might and willpower to put on a brave fight and defeat this evil,

For the betterment of mankind and to protect my fellow countrymen from the tiny yet dangerous enemy that attack our bodies without even being seen.

Toiling and sweating in the PPE kits wasn't easy but it was worth the smile of the grandmother on bed no. 16 of the Covid ICU who held on to life putting her faith in us.

In that ICU , we were not only doctors but also tried being a friend to the patients taking care of their mental health, feeding them at times, listening to their plight, for their families couldn't reach out to them due to cursed contagiousness of the disease.

At times there were scary days and hopeless nights and I used to leave the ICU with so much of desperation and disappointment for some patients weren't being able to be saved even after doing everything I possibly could,

Air was free to all but now humans were forced to borrow it from ventilators,

Beeping monitors, Unbreathable PPEs , Non invasive ventilators had become the new normal,

But we couldn't lose hope and we decided to go on,

And yet in some parts of the country , my fellow colleagues were beaten and abused and became the punching bags for frustrated relatives of the unfortunate deceased patients.

We can actually deal with any difficulty knowing the fact that our countrymen value our sacrifices of not seeing our families for months, tortured with the unbreathable PPEs , female doctors and nurses not taking breaks from PPEs even during the menstruation, and going on despite all the depression we come across watching people succumb to this deadly virus.

But we cannot deal with deep rooted ungratefulness and the heart wrenching hatred that shows up when we fail to save life of patient.

I just want you to stand up with us, not by lighting diyas but igniting the flame of faith and recognising our efforts and ensuring our safety by standing up against the violence .

That's the least we expect.

That's the least we deserve.

Or else there would come a time when people will be afraid to choose medicine as their profession.

Save the doctors so that we can save you.

Thanks for reading.

KEEP SUPPORTING.