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SLE Patient-Partner
Experience
Insights, Thoughts, Opinions and Reflection
CHAVEZ, JUSTIN B.
A6 – DRA. NAVARRA
SLE Patient Partner Experience
• I realized that SLE is a disease that is so
much underrated.
• SLE is an illness that entails lifelong
devotion and strict compliance to
medications and treatment.
• It causes much grief for the afflicted
patients physically, since it hinders or
impairs functions of almost every system
of the body, and emotionally, because it
causes frustration over the harsh
consequences of having the disease.
• It consumes valuable time and of course,
a lot of money.
• I realized that in order to go through about
and surviving despite of the sickness, the
patient must have supportive family,
friends and loved ones.
• I also realized that faith in God will most
likely, if not always, will result to a better
prognosis for these kinds of patients; not
only SLE patients but also those having
other terminal diseases
• Also, I come to think that physicians are really
“hands of God”, because it is doctors who
execute the healing process that the great one
above plans for these patients
• It follows that doctors must be competent and
caring to their patients so as not to cause more
harm than cure
• Humility is also a value that must be learned by
doctors because they are mere instruments of
God
Summary
• The activity that we had last Saturday was great and
also exciting
• The patients presented in remission. Because of this, I
now truly believe that the disease is not only treatable,
but in the future, may also be curable with the advent of
biogenic medications.
• competent physicians, like Thomasian doctors, will not
only treat these patients but also affect their lives in such
a good way that they will have the strength to go through
anything they may run into.
• These are the exact virtues developed to us medical
students, so as to impart love and care, and excellent
medical service to our future patients.