On one of the many visits of eminent cancer physician and celebrated author Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee to India, he was informed of a case of a little boy battling cancer. When he went to the hospital to meet the child, the latter confided in him that his father worked as a security guard at a luxury hotel: the same hotel where the doctor had stayed multiple times and happened to know him. In a coincidental case of fates coming together, Dr Mukherjee rolled up his sleeves and worked with the oncology team to cure the child. He is now completely healed, and Dr Mukherjee played a significant role in the nursing process.
“There can’t be any greater joy than seeing a healthy patient who would otherwise not be alive today. That child walked into the hospital on the brink of death but walked out completely alive and fine. Very soon, he, who loves playing football, will be able to integrate back into his life. And this would hopefully be a distant but important memory for him,” says Dr Mukherjee.
Recently in Bengaluru for the formal release of his latest literary endeavour, The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human, the doctor was at The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP). His book, the fourth in his bibliography, was unveiled by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited.
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