What Is The Driving Force?
At 50, he was unmarried.
Not that he lacked the
company of ladies but he said that he was yet to find someone who would love
him just for him and not because he was earning good money.
So he lived a life of
"I don't care" - a carefree life
However, he had a good number of friends who were always at his beck and call because he loved having a good time, hanging out with friends and having fun.
One of those days, he had gone out with his friends, they had a frolicking time and everyone went home after the hang out.
In the middle of the night, he became really sick - vomiting and stooling incessantly. He became very alarmed and called his friends to come and accompany him to the Hospital.
they did come alright and
took him to the Hospital
At the Hospital, the Doctor made a tentative diagnosis of food poisoning and admitted him, He also ordered some laboratory tests for him including Malaria Parasite, Typhoid and HIV screening.
The following day, with the vomiting and stooling adequately controlled, he became lively again, so when the laboratory test results came, they revealed that he had malaria and typhoid. He requested to be discharged since he was feeling better now. The Doctor advised him to wait one more day so that the HIV result can also be collected and then commenced him on anti malarial and anti typhoid treatment.
2 days later he was his old self again and was even throwing banters with the Doctor, that he was keeping him in the Hospital for more money, however in the evening of the 3rd day, the HIV result came and it read positive.
The Doctor was alarmed at the result because the man had not shown any signs of HIV positivity. He only requested that as a routine check. He had no other option but to let the man know though he informed him that he was sending another specimen out for a second opinion.
This necessitated that the man spent another 2 days in the Hospital
Unfortunately, the second sample sent out for second opinion came back positive.
When the Doctor broke the news to him, he was
devastated and broken. And he could not be consoled.
He wondered where he would have contacted the virus, he had always made use of protection when having sex, he had never received blood transfusion, neither has he ever been cut in any way.
He remembered that he was yet to marry and have a family of his own and he was afraid that if he died now, all the things he had accumulated would be enjoyed by people who never helped him in any way.
It was then that he thought of getting married immediately but on second thoughts he wondered which girl would marry him now that he is HIV positive
While all these thoughts were fleeting through his mind, he remembered that his mother had wanted to see her grand children before she died but he never was able to get married.
All these thoughts weighed him down and he was unable to eat food or even sleep.
By the following day when the Doctor wanted to discharge him, he refused to be discharged and said he wanted to stay in the Hospital until he was feeling better.
Despite assurances from the Doctor to him that being HIV positive is not a death sentence, he simply said he was afraid to stay alone in his house but his friends offered to alternate time with him in the house.
Eventually he was discharged and given a week follow up appointment.
Within one week, he had lost so much weight that he needed support to walk and thus by the time he came to see the Doctor, he was literally hanging onto life
He told the Doctor that he was going to die because that is the only thought that comes to his head every now and again.
The Doctor had to refer him for psychological assessment and help.
3 weeks later, the Laboratory Scientist approached the Doctor and told him that the result he had attributed to the man was not actually his, he stated that there was a mix up from the attendants who labeled the samples and that after running the HIV test on the man's blood sample, it came out negative and that he had also sent it to a sister lab to run the test and it also came out negative.
The same day, the man was rushed to the Hospital in a state of confusion, he was actually wheeled into the emergency because he could not stand on his own.
After examining him and not really finding anything specifically wrong with him, the Doctor admitted him and put him on infusion.
Later in the evening of the same day, when the man had been adequately hydrated and stabilized, the Doctor took him and one of this friends to his Office and there he started by apologizing to him about the grievous harm they have caused him and then went on to inform him that they made a grievous mistake concerning his HIV result and that he was actually negative.
As the Doctor announced that he was HIV negative, the man's eyes lit up and he cocked his head to one side and asked the Doctor to repeat what he just said which the Doctor obliged him; three times he asked the Doctor to repeat what he said and three times the Doctor obliged him.
And just like magic, the man jumped out of the seat in the Doctor's Consulting Room and started dancing to his own religions songs that he was singing. His fiend joined him to thank God for His mercies.
So the man who was almost at the brink of death came back to life again and couldn't wait to go back to his house to celebrate with his good friends.
He said he was going to sue the Hospital, the Laboratory Scientist and all those who gave him a false result that nearly sent him to the grave.
Now, kindly provide responses to these posers
1. What made the man suddenly start losing weight when he got the false diagnosis?
2. What took him to the state of mental confusion in the course of suffering from a diagnosis he did not have?
3. Where did the strength to sing and dance come from?
4. What tools inherent in human beings could be associated with this story?
5. What would be your best advice to this man at this point in time?
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Morgan oscar
ReplyDelete1. Fear that he would die suddenly
2. He noticed that there were things he would have lived to achieve in life which he hadn't achieved and now this result came even though it was a wrong diagnosis.
3. The moment he heard he had been given a wrong diagnosis all along, he became joyful, and immediately, a surge of adrenaline strengthened him to sing.
4. The mind and the body
5. I understand he had every reason to be sad but I feel he should forgive and move in with his life.
Mind - body relationship
DeleteThat's the driver for ailments and illnesses
1. Fear and loss of hope made the man to suddenly start losing weight when he got the false diagnosis.
ReplyDelete2.Too much thinking and still fear that he may die without marrying took him to the state of mental confusion in the course of suffering from a diagnosis he did not have.
3.The Strength to sing and dance came from his mind. The unexpected good news renewed his mind and brought Joy to him once more.
4.Tools inherent in human beings that could be associated with this story are *The Mind factor, *The mindset reset * & *The power to overcome any circumstances.
5.My best advice to this man at this point will be first of all to THANK GOD for the new development, make efforts to forgive the doctor and all the people that caused him pains and move on with his life and as a matter of urgency, marry and start raising his own family so that he could fulfill an old woman's wish !
Good morning !
To err is human and to forgive is divine
Delete1). The fear of death.
ReplyDelete2). He was confused because he trusted himself that, he wasn't supposed to contract the disease since he has deployed all protective measures against the ailment.
3). The strength to jump up came from the mindset. Yes, the doctor's diagnosis was wrong but the rate of deterioration was was too bad, that's why the doctor opted for a phycologist and a second diagnosis. On announcement of the second result, it resuscitated the deplorable state of the man's mind, thus, activated the anions and cations in his system to start functioning immediately. It was really a spontaneous reaction.
4). The mindset and the will power. The mind is a big volume that takes up a lot when it comes. The campaign to build it towards positivism is always the hallmark of the exploitation we are into.
5). My advise is;
i). Set up a thanksgiving to the Almighty God who is the author of life, who is merciful enough to spare him from the situation.
ii). Build the mind to forgive all parties involved in propagating the fake result.
iii). Since he is well to do, he can initiate a campaign for sanity and good ethical standards in the laboratory diagnosis and practices.
iv). Initiate processes towards raising a family for his lineage sustainability immediately.
v). Finally, be more reserved and calm when issues of this nature rears its ugly head and approach it with sobriety.
Even if a Medical Doctor gives you a diagnosis, the power to reject that diagnosis and think your way to health lies with you
DeleteKELLY
ReplyDelete1. His mindset embraced fear that it was only a matter of time, he was going to die.
2. His mindset was enveloped with the thoughts of going to die without a wife and children to inherit all the wealth he has laboured to build on one hand and the thought of dieing and leaving behind his wealth for people who didn't suffer with him to build the wealth was slowly killing him
3. The strength to sing and dance came from the mindset which suddenly received a new information that automatically changed his thoughts and thinking pattern
4. The mindset and the knowledge one has given any situation (information)
5. (i) Develop a forgiving spirit and forgive all the parties involved in giving him such a wrong information
(ii) Learn from this error to always confirm negative medical diagnosis results at least in three other laboratories. Then sit down, think and plan the best possible options available to take.
(iii) Get married and raid children of his own as soon as possible and move on with his life.
Fear is the ultimate disease
Delete1.Loss of hope made the man to suddenly start losing weight.
ReplyDelete2.Fear took him to the state of confusion in the course of suffering from a diagnosis he said not have.
3.The energy to sing and dance came through his mind. The news renewed his mind and brought happiness to him.
4.The mind and body. The power to overcome any circumstances. The knowledge one has given a situation.
5.My advice to this man is to Appreciate God for the new development,forgive the people that caused him pains and go on with his life.
Gratitude is the best attitude
DeleteFrom dr uzoma
ReplyDelete1.Hopelessness
2.Mental poisoning
3.Reversal of the mental poisoning
4.The power of the mind.Thoughts become things
5.be consciously aware
concise and precise though a little flesh would suffice
Delete1. Well, naturally, when one gets a bad news, there is normal tendency that the will power will be drastically withdrawn. Its just the mindset and thoughts that come with it. The man was worried and he believed that there was no need to be alive again. He was not just happy with himself again.
ReplyDelete2. He was worried and confused knowing well that he has been playing it safe all this while. He was also surprised with the result of the laboratory test carried out on him.
3. I believe it is just the positive mindset and energy that comes naturally to people when they are happy. The strength came from within.
4. When people have different options, they tend to take it for granted, but when there is little or no option, they tend to sit up and do the needful. We ought to procrastinate all the time when ww think we have all the time in the whole world, allowing things to get so bad until when we have little or nothing option, then we will want to do the needful immediately.
5. There is no need to postpone that which is necessary. I guess he has learnt his lesson and do what is expected of him.
Negative news is a killer
Delete1. Shock and regrets about his life which suddenly has come to an end.
ReplyDelete2. Every effort he has made in life matter no more . He will loose everything he worked for and the worst thing is people who never helped him will benefit from his wealth. Regrets
3. He had another opportunity to live again after all hope was lost.
4. Reality
5. To have a deep reflect about his life and change his life style. He should bless the Doctor because he is a blessing in disguise.
Negative news is like a shocker to the one it is given to and can keep them in that stat for a long while
Delete1. The positive HIV result given to the man put him in a depressive state of mind which caused him to loose appetite and hence the weight loss.
ReplyDelete2. He was driven into mental confusion by the fact that he had done all he thought possible to prevent himself from contracting the virus, and yet a diagnosis was given him, albeit false. Furthermore, his thoughts of getting married and fulfilling his mother's wishes to see her grandchildren became compounded by the fact that it would be an uphill task to find a wife with his HIV status.
3. The strength to sing and dance came from his mind.
4. The inherent tool in human beings associated with this story is the power of the human mind.
5. I would advise him to;
• Do a life audit.
• Set goals according to the outcome of the audit.
• Set his mind on the achievement of these set goals.
• Take massive action.
1. Anxiety.
ReplyDelete2. Regret of how he has lived his life and lost opportunities.
3. Hope...on hearing that the result was false, he realized he has been given a second chance.
4.The relationship between the mind(which controls the body) and the body.
5. Now he has been given a second chance he should try not to get carried away by the euphoria of the sweet news but to start immediately to start taking steps to achieve those things which regret of it almost killed him.
1, fear of death
ReplyDeleteShock of the unfortunate news.
2, Depression and disappointed
Thinking how careful he was,but still wasn't enough.
3, Adrenaline surge from his mind.
4, The inherent tools with this story is the faith he lost and also regain of same faith.
5, well my sincere advice to him is to
a, Thank God
b, To forgive and forge ahead
c, Marry as a matter of urgency.
Note: inukwa old man in young person clothe so that when he finally gets married he'll come and drop children that by age 70 he will now think of going back to his maker instead mentoring them.