1/5 Memo M. 9 months ago on Google
I
had
to
travel
to
Jordan
to
see
my
dying
father....
to
be
honest,
I
did
not
expect
to
witness
excellent
medical
experience,
but
at
least
the
bare
minimum
of
what
is
expected
of
a
medical
institution.
Briefly
speaking,
I
did
not
know
whether
to
cry
about
my
father's
terminal
illness
or
about
the
way
patients
(including
my
father)
were
treated.
Among
the
many
dreadful
incidents,
while
I
was
accompanying
my
terminally-ill
father,
a
doctor/nurse
(because
you
can
never
distinguish
them)
took
some
blood
sample
from
my
father
and
proceeded
to
clean
the
arm
with
a
pad
immersed
in
alcohol.
I
was
then
asked
to
place
my
finger
over
the
pad
to
then
realise
that
my
finger
was
the
plaster.
While
smirking,
the
nurse
left
the
room.
Another
incident
occurred
while
walking
around
the
hospital
-
I
saw
a
patient
smoking
in
the
ward.
As
I
proceeded
to
making
a
complaint,
I
saw
the
doctor
smoking,
who
refused
to
even
make
eye
contact.
Two
days
into
this
unfortunate
experience,
my
father
was
told
that
an
operation
was
imminent
in
order
to
save
his
life.
We
were
approached
by
the
doctor
who
threw
an
operation
gown
on
his
bed
and
asked
us
to
change
his
clothes.
After
the
operation,
we
were
approached
by
over
four
doctors,
with
each
providing
a
different
diagnosis
and
expectations
from
others.
Slowly
into
reaching
the
inevitable
point
of
helplessness,
we
were
approached
by
one
of
the
cleaners
who
stated
"if
you
want
a
better
bed,
let
me
know,
even
if
you
wanted
a
better
room,
or
even
if
your
dad
needs
special
attention.
All
you
need
is
a
small
gesture
of
appreciation
(i.e.
money)".
Feeling
helpless
and
distraught,
I
replied
"really?!!".
So
I
paid
out
almost
50JD
and
in
less
than
2
minutes,
the
bed
was
replaced
and
my
father
was
in
an
ensuite;
with
a
TV
and
air
con.
However,
the
cleaner
made
sure
that
we
were
aware
that
every
couple
of
days
we
had
to
make
equivalent
payment.
Once
my
father
moved
to
the
special
room,
staff
were
more
attentive
and
the
security
restrictions
upon
guests
became
more
lenient.
How
unfair
and
hypocritical.
My
father
is
still
battling
there,
and
my
heart
is
aching
for
the
patients
who
are
being
treated
as
objects
by
staff
who
lack
sympathy,
empathy
and
work
ethics.
Based
on
my
experience,
this
needs
to
be
investigated
immediately
and
thoroughly.
I
must
state
that
the
practice
there
surely
does
not
reflect
the
Jordanian
culture
and
morals.
I
love
Jordan
and
appreciate
the
generosity
of
the
Jordanian
people,
and
this
is
doing
nothing
but
dragging
the
reputation
of
the
public
sector
though
the
mud.
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