An Introduction To ME By Dr Hng

Read the edition published April 2019, all together 117 pages. The text itself is approx 60-70 pages. In addition some pictures (10-15), sources, some recommendations and epilogue. Reading is a challenge, but at least this is an “easy” read.

First an introduction to her job as a doctor, the culture of “exhausted people working around the clock running around not noticing or paying attention if you yourself or any colleague” is ill, pretty much a description of what one could say is quite an unsatisfactory work climate pushing pushing and pushing. But that’s often how medicine often work, I guess. The possibility of a long bad initial phase is huge for anyone, cause of the combination of uncertainty and lack of knowledge, but what I think this part tell, is that the chance of coming down really hard is even huger, much due to the culture.

Then follows a thoughtful and good description of the everyday life and management of ME, great insight to the impact and severity, and how she takes part in her kids life, the many odd situations patients can relate to. Easily told with a touch of humor.

Its anecdotal by definition, but think it would be valuable, if the book is picked up and read by doctors. The greatest value is probably “this is one of our own”, “this could happen to anyone”. Not sure doctors believe the latter..but maybe they can believe that it could happen to someone close to them.

 

Westerners often have difficulty pronouncing Oriental names. She may have take a Western name for that reason. A lot of the Oriental students I knew in school did that.

 

Edit: Robin Brown = Dr Hng



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