From the street

At the end of everything, one ends up getting to know the patient and developing a bond of friendship with a lot of solidarity, that is how I present most of the cases of my patients, because although for some they are just "patients", for me they have names and they are people who like us should be treated as people.

A few days ago, I wanted to do something different, outside the walls of my hospital, where people in a sea of asphalt and buildings try to survive in the thousands of ways, from the most needy to those who break the laws of common life. More and more Venezuelans are finding themselves in this desperate situation, it is not easy to interpret the reason behind each story, but something important is that some of them are trying to shine their talents outside the mental limitations that we have.

Near where I live with my girlfriend every afternoon we see a juggler stand at the red light to give a mini-show to children and adults for that short period of time. With great skill he always manages to throw controlled throws of various objects in his hand, usually tennis balls, there, under the deafening traffic of the city, under the intermittent horns of the cars, the noise of the pedestrians, the sirens of ambulances and the engine of dozens of motorcycles during each stop.

The red light

After each act, he goes for the last 10 to 15 seconds of traffic light stop time to collect some kind of alms, and this during the rest of the afternoon every day, with the same old dirty clothes, torn shoes, but yes, with the enthusiasm to give everything and thanks to everyone who offers him something in return.

What is most striking is that when you see him you realize that he is not just anyone, because his features and movements are of a special person, for many doctors even someone with a description of some kind of "disability"(far from the truth), but with more encouragement to continue fighting than any ordinary person I know.

One day, after a lot of effort at Steemit I got the support of important people with a big heart, "whales" is a term to define their "capacity" to help others, as well as mine to help patients through their great contribution.

Linda and Adam are just two names of people I know in this sea of solidarity, I don't know their professions or the lives they have behind these computer screens that link us, like many of you. However, your support is felt in my life as it is in the lives of my patients, so I wanted to perform a very similar act on behalf of everyone.

Yesterday I visited that boy again but this time with something in my hands, a gift I would never forget, something different from what people are used to making, a new pair of trousers and a new shirt with the Steemit brand everywhere. Even our cat "Sora" was very happy from the moment we were going to deliver him.

The moment

At 3:30pm on May 19, 2018 we greeted him again and with great eyes he approached us receiving this gift, he felt a great emotion at the moment of receiving it and I will not deny it, I was also very excited when I saw it in his hands....

And so, as they did and they do with me all united in Steemit: two people who have never met him, who don't know where we came from, we made a different gesture, I can't deny it, he feels very good, and I'm sure it's the same feeling we all have when we support other Steemit works... *** somewhere in the world, behind these screens.***

Finally, it would be a great job for me to reward their gestures with gestures to others through additional help behind the walls of my hospital, so I have had the idea of supporting other needy communities with a new name, a charity foundation that many in discord have expressed their great interest in, I finally owe a special dedication in this post to the great contributors to this project that I am gradually building: @canadian-coconut and @ausbitbank, people with a heart bigger than their own chest, supported by the always great @aggroed and from now on the inclusion of one more friend: @lrd, to whom I owe a gift for his warm welcome and his confidence with solidarity. To all of you... "Thank you."