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A half Yearly Review (Life’s Like that series)

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on June 19, 2019 25

Six months into 2019 and I am shocked at the changes happening in my life. I have resigned from my job as a medical teacher and now self-employed as a private practitioner, less juggling and simpler life. This series of life’s like that (inspired by Reader’s Digest), will bring you up to date with what’s happening on my work and play life.

Professional life

While growing up, I had plans of forever being a medical teacher. Its the coolest profession. You treat patients and also train future doctors. But God always has plans for you. If not for that job, I would never have understood, how people live and work in small towns and villages in India. Some things we take for granted, like a movie night at the cinema hall is not possible. But you can have a calmer life.

Writing and Blogging

But then life gives you a curve ball, and you can enjoy the game or feel frustrated. I am just glad I can still do everything I wanted, and my writing goes on. With all the upheavals, writing and blogging, are cool stabilizers. Just like your BFF, my blog is a friend with an easy familiarity, wherever I relocate. Something about a virtual home agrees with me. I like the location-independent nature of digital work.

While I love writing and blogging, the economics of it is always something I enjoy researching. I am picky about the work I do, online and offline. Picky about quantity and quality. Anything I do needs to keep me at peace with myself. That’s the research which is going on even now.

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The best part about self-employment is, you can adjust how much to work and can adjust your holidays according to school vacations. You also can plan your life better, or that’s what I am hoping. The next update will have more understanding of how this is working out.

Politics, Violence and Social Health

With Indian election drama, keeping us entertained, this half of the year seems a little empty of scheduled drama, but that’s okay. I am sure things will come up to entertain us.

The Doctor’s protest last week which was withdrawn yesterday has given all of us in the medical fraternity a lot of insight. Maybe we can all work together as a society, to make health and healthcare better for all, rather than a blame game.

Exercise and Wellness

The intense sweaty West Bengal summers, make keeping up exercise schedules crazy. Walking and yoga with my daughter is the only thing I can manage. This we started together some time back to help her concentrate more, and it seems to be working. Good thing schools are doing their part, to make yoga and meditation a part of the activity.

Relaxation and Travel

After coming back from our holidays at a tea resort in Darjeeling hills, the summers of the plains seem suffocating. But, its mango season and living in a district with plenty of mango orchards, ripe mangoes are a daily treat. I am just trying to avoid bingeing and enjoy a few slices without obsessing about how yum they are. Something about fruits fresh from the garden, that tastes different. They are firmer, juicier, more flavorsome and tastes so much better than any supermarket cling film wrapped fruit.

We visited an organic farm last Sunday. The farmer is an ex-cop who decided to explore organic farming to bring wholesome nutrition possible for his family and friends. We got organic red rice and black rice from the farm. The red rice took some time to cook, but tasted amazing with an interesting nutty flavor. He has plans of making this big and we have become permanent customers!

There’s a local handicrafts and farmers market type, fair going on, where I go for two reasons every year.

1)To stock up on pickles. They are high on salt and sugar and is not healthy. But do have a good dose of probiotics. Not recommended for everyone.

2)I also go to buy beautifully handmade crochetted table covers, cushion covers.

Books, Gardening and Plans

I published my sixth book with Blogchatter ebook and doing the creative writing course with them. It’s a learning experience.

In the next part of the year,I want to garden more and exercise more.

Travel to relaxing gateways is making us happy. But we want quick flight destinations. That’s a problem from Kolkata sometimes. But my wishing chair is getting ready, and one day we hope to travel as fast as we wish. I received this tag fro Damyanti and passing on the baton to Mahathi. What are you doing, this side of 2019? Let me know in the comments below.

Father’s Day: Not without Daddy

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on June 16, 2019 12

I believe the only reason I even try to be wonder woman , is because I have Super Daddy helping me.Otherwise, after 15 years of Medical education, I would have a hard time managing home and work .Not mentioning blogging here because writing suddenly has a life of its own and has grown up to get itself done even in the middle of the madness.

This post was written a few years back but republished to celebrate Father’s Day.

My hubby is Daddy dear with a twist.He does everything mommy does, with less amount of irritation.But Mommy wins hands down,when it comes to cuddles and creative challenges.

Are all Dads superheroes?
Believe it or not, till 5 years of age they are, at least if they are reasonable normal dads.

After that, the child will judge you by standards which are pretty high, so superhero status can get difficult.

What makes a superhero Daddy?

I think men who can feel,make superhero daddies .They are those who can love. They are not afraid of nappy changes,who never stop being their partners best friends make superhero daddies.Men who love their wives and can rise above their Y chromosome’s, hunter-gatherer mode,can become super daddy.

Behind every well-behaved, kind child,is a set of well-behaved kind parents.

Mommy and Daddy are the two parts of the universe.Both needs to be super material, to carry on the work of future building.

Daddy must be able to wipe tears and put back a smile.
Babysit with elan.
Help mommy potty train the little one.
Help with baby feeding.
Should help with teaching the child
Should not undermine mommies 100% veto power.
Should always love mommy and baby.
Should always be there when a bully needs taking care of.
Should always remember that mommy and baby are waiting at home and come home early in the evenings to play and give mommy a break!

Do you think you have a Superhero Dad at home?Comment below to let me know.

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#SavetheDoctors and Save yourself #Savethesaviour

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on June 13, 2019 6

#Savethedoctor is a sad situation. A social sickness is becoming a social evil. Beating up anyone is not recommended for your health. Beating up doctors is even worse for your health. If you hit us anywhere, you are at risk because, we need all our body parts, our brain and mental peace to work.

What kind of message does the higher authority want to give? Poor infrastructure and shiny toy syndrome seem to be a favorite, with buildings and medical colleges cropping up everywhere. But with no attention to quality.

It remains our duty as doctors, to tell people the truth.

Why you need to Save the Doctor

I had to tell a relative of a child that there was a lack of PICU(pediatric ICU), at a Government hospital. The poor man looked shocked. He said, what are you saying, doctor? But all authorities proclaim everything is available? I had to tell him the truth while taking informed consent for a procedure, and that’s where the problem often starts.

Another funny(horror movie funny) incident, was when I examined a patient with a mutton bolus, stuck in his through. The person was in an alcohol-induced stupor. After reviewing the inebriated patient, in the operation theatre, I transferred him to the surgical ward, for necessary investigation, until surgery could be done.

Suddenly after some time, there was a mob of around thirty people creating a rampage in the ward, claiming no doctor had examined him. One of them started banging the table and threatening me. On asking what the problem was, they shouted,

Why did a senior doctor, not see the patient.

I was surprised, and with shaking heart, went to the patient’s bedside. There were thirty goons surrounding me. On seeing the same patient, I asked him,

Sir, didn’t you meet me at the operation theatre with a meat bolus?

The man gave a smile said, oh yes. I just didn’t think it was a lady doctor who was a senior doctor! I was speechless. Suddenly I realized the goons were missing. I heaved a sigh of relief and decided to inform my superiors, about this shocking incident.

Incidentally, the patients elder brother came. He apologized saying few neighborhood youths had done this behavior voluntarily, with none of their relatives participating. That incident was a big part of my decision to resign from Government service. We as doctors never wanted this situation, and I have a few things to share.

If you are sure about negligence in treatment:

1)Complain to hospital authorities and change doctor. (Recommended)

2)Kindly go to a doctor relative or take care of own treatment(not recommended).

3)Complain to Healthcare administrative authorities.

4)Go to court.

You have rights. We have too. The definition of health includes social health too. For that everyone is responsible.

This social malady of beating up doctors have two solution

1)That which is happening and a doomsday forecast

2) Exemplary punishment against current criminals and previous ones

#Savethedoctors

Doctors of Kolkata Protest and you Need to do it too! https://t.co/XaatnuzxOk pic.twitter.com/sKGarwB03X
— Dr.Amrita Basu ( Misra) (@misra_amrita) June 11, 2019

#Savethedoctors
Q:Why do journalists call criminals attacking ,doctors & health care staff, relatives of patient?https://t.co/M1bT1PPd0U you have 200 people waiting for your go ahead ,to attack & try kill?
This mob which attacked #NRSMCH did @abpnewstv @CNNnews18 @smritiirani
— Dr.Amrita Basu ( Misra) (@misra_amrita) June 13, 2019

Can you hit people on the head and insist they do your work?

Try doing that with anyone. We are tired of repeated mortal attacks on doctors. The people who are doing this are social criminals. They are taking away your right to healthcare. Will you serve people who abuse you and try to crack open your skull?
Did God give a guarantee that we will all become immortal?

Q.Do you have 200 people waiting for your go ahead, to attack & try kill?

This mob which attacked did

Q: Why do journalists call criminals attacking, doctors & health care staff, relatives of the patient?

Because:
1) They are looking for cheap TRP boosts.
2)They are controlled by goons.
3)They have no say in the content they share.
4)They are not really journalists.
5)They think its okay if the same happens with them
‘6)They are poorly informed.

Doctors of Kolkata Protest and you Need to do it too!

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on June 11, 2019 17

Doctors of Kolkata Protest and you Need to do it too! Wait this is not a movie trailer and you will not find placard holding film stars and artists of Bengali-Hindi movie industries protesting. Guess why?

What kind of society has Doctor-beaters roaming around? The kind where child rapists, terrorists, and murderers roam around too and get second chances.

When doctors feel a lack of security, it’s a sad situation. We as doctors have empathy, for all persons who are suffering. Anyone who is a medical student or is a doctor is doing so because they want to serve. But to serve you need mental wellness and environment compatible with this.

How can things like this happen with no repercussions?

The event

Death of an eighty-year-old patient, followed by a two hundred strong mob beating up doctors and putting a young doctor in ICU with a depressed skull fracture and intracranial hemorrhage. The young doctor’s treatment is strangely enough being done at a private neurosurgical institute.

I rarely write posts, which show the negative side of healthcare services. But today’s unfortunate event made me so sad,I had to share with my readers. This is an unfortunate day for everyone. My dear readers, bookmark this in your memory. If you think, this is an isolated event and will not affect you, think again. Doctors are part of social pillars, just like journalists, and everyone else. Once you break down pillars, you can repair them, but the crack will always show.

Will making bridge course doctors solve problems like this? Will increasing lateral entry doctors at the periphery and making stricter referral rules help?No way. It will just precipitate the impending doomsday. This is a social problem of disbalance, between expectation and reality. Doctor’s can help, but can we start talking about the maladies that affect ?

Doctors of Kolkata Protest and you Need to do it too!

Are all deaths because of negligence? Do people only die because of negligence?

The post mortem report of the alleged neglected patient failed to reveal negligence. But the young doctor has already been beaten up and is now fighting for his life. This is an immediate problem and he needs all our prayers. But the bigger problem is, when this lack of trust, starts affecting the doctor-patient relationship. Health and healing is part of a bigger picture. It cannot and will not happen in isolation. It needs help from individual, administration, doctors and the general public.

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Is free healthcare a measure of quality?

People who are always judging doctors, need to start sitting for NEET and get enrolled in medical courses. Serve in Government hospitals and see first hand, the kind of effort and empathy this needs. Doctors are endangered species and your health care needs will be unmet in the future, even with all sorts of free health schemes. Guess why?

Because doctors will no longer treat.AI will treat and personal medical attention will be affordable only to the elite and well-connected people. Just like home visits by doctors are rare nowadays, meeting a doctor in person may be a thing of the past.

Are you ready? Do you think beating up people is a sign of a civilized, healthy society?

Yoast Seo Premium update failed: This is what I did!

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on June 9, 2019 0

I have been using Yoast since 2017. Yoast was my first premium plugin. I wrote about why I bought it in this post. But today I have to write about a problem I was facing.In case you want the entire list of my free and paid tools I use for blogging check out this 24 Free Blogging Tools, and Resources for 2024 .

My premium Yoast SEO plugin is not updating!

Yoast gives regular updates of their plugin. For the last several months, I was unable to update from my WordPress dashboard. In fact, since the version 11 updates came, I was stuck. I searched the net and haunted several forums but didn’t get any great answers.

Why was I worried?

I was busy and kept forgetting. But Yoast sends these newsletters, which help keep you updated. One such email talked about the rich snippet feature of the new Yoast. I was stumped. I was missing out on dangerous SEO magic by missing on updates Plus it was dangerous with all the weird website hacking stuff going on.

Who helped?

Mission: research.

But this time I wrote to Yoast support. They sent me a reply. Some strange unknown bugs were preventing the automatic update, and I will have to update manually. This, in short means I have to deactivate my installed Yoast premium and upload a new updated Yoast zip file. I was in two minds.

Why was I afraid?

What if the update didn’t happen?What if it made my website go all weird? Did I have the brain wavelength to unscrew a mess like that? I am brave, and I can pray like a professional prayer person. All the time I kept postponing the updating, I was worried. I hated the plugin update needed notification for my Yoast. Not doing anything didn’t give me peace of mind. I decided that if things did g wrong, I could just reinstall the older Yoast version and again contact support. I was brave!

How do I update Yoast premium SEO?

This went on for a few weeks and one brave Saturday I prayed, took a backup of my site.
Then signed into the Yoast dashboard and downloaded a zip version of the 11.3 version of Yoast premium. This part was easy.
Next, I deactivated my premium Yoast and uploaded the zip folder of the new updated Yoast. Just use add a new plugin, and they will ask to give you an option to upload a plugin in .zip format.
With a heavy heart, I waited and then came an alert.
There already a folder with the same name. Plugin installation failed.
With a sinking heart, I realized I would need to delete the old Yoast premium to install the new one.
While deleting, they asked me whether I was sure about removing the plugin and all the precious data. Yikes, I was not sure at all. But this was a brave day, and I said a quick prayer.
Deleted the old plugin version and uploaded the new updated Premium Yoast. Voila, installation and activation were quick. I Checked the Yoast settings, in the dashboard, and everything was updated. Thank you, Yoast, once again.

In case I didn’t do something right, I will find out soon enough. But till then I am giving myself a few pats. Being on a blogging journey and learning the tech part is a gift I gave myself Five and a half years ago. This thing with my blog gives me so many challenges. But the good part is its always an experience and I answer to myself. The best part, I am creating something which makes me happy every day.

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Cafes in Delhi:Thoughts and Conversations: (Book review)

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on June 7, 2019 0

I love my tea, coffee, chai chat sessions. In Delhi, Kolkata wherever I travel, I love visiting quaint coffee shops and restaurants, which are off the beaten path. With Geethica’s book in hand, I will never again worry, when it comes to Delhi. This is where Geethica Mehra’s book is gold, for the new and frequent Delhi traveler or Dilli local. You can download the book and go. Check your budget, location, and plan. Find the place on the Google map (they included it in the book) and you are spared hours of irritations searching everywhere.
With this book, you know you will get money worth.

While coffee shops rarely have unique menus, her extensive coffee date experiences open up Delhi’s coffee nooks to the uninitiated. Whether it’s for a family wanting budget options or a typical date, this book won’t disappoint. I adored her story about the birthday party celebrations, at a diner cum coffee shop.

What stands out?

The storytelling makes this travel down Delhi’s bylanes interesting. That’s where you find the charm of this book. Honest free-flowing writing makes for an easy read. The authors love for coffee and memories of time spent with her hubby on dates, was romantic.

What I will look forward to?

A sectional approach to organizing the cafes.
Maybe a picture of Geethica with a steaming cup of coffee in one of the locations on the cover.
I missed what she ate at the Big yellow door and Zawadah. While her food choices may not help me choose but as a reader, I missed these details.
A glossy high-end coffee table book, with pictures, limited edition type in the future from the author.

How will this book help you?

How much money do you need to eat at the cafe?
Whether it’s close to the metro station?
Whether it has live music available?
Will kids have books or games?

My top fave cafes

Roasters coffee was a book cafe
Cafe Qahwa
Vaw cafe at Sanik farm
Oxford Bookstore cha bar
Kumzum cafe pay what you like!
For the pictures with each cafe, you can visit her blog.

Cafes and Conversation by Geethica Book review

For all those who love chatting with their chai and coffee, this book is a must download. If you are in Delhi, this is a must-read. But if you are nostalgic about Dilli(like me), this is a sweet read. Go grab the book now.

The Book Blurb
Do you love coffee? When was the last time you visited a cafe? Thoughts and Conversations engulf my personal coffee experiences passed on to you. Grab the book and explore cafes in and around Delhi. Supported by maps.

About the Author
Geethica is a professional blogger and freelance content writer. She has pursued Creative Writing Course at British Council Delhi. She loves to blog her thoughts at Thoughts by Geethica. She is proud of managing time and being productive at every work. Get the book here for free.

This is part of Blogchatter Ebook review.

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