{"id":440,"date":"2012-10-01T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2012\/09\/27\/what%e2%80%99s-your-story-of-compassion\/"},"modified":"2016-01-03T21:37:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T21:37:32","slug":"whats-your-story-of-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2012\/10\/01\/whats-your-story-of-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s YOUR Story Of Compassion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"What\u2019s YOUR Story of Compassion?\" href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/530whats_your_story_of_compassion_banner.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/09\/530whats_your_story_of_compassion_banner.jpg\" alt=\"What\u2019s YOUR Story of Compassion?\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By what metric should we evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare among those who are poor? We could measure health data, like child mortality and life expectancy. We could also measure health knowledge or literacy \u2013 the degree to which people understand their medical conditions. But it is neither data nor knowledge that most compels action. Rather, it is accounts of humanity and heroism. Amber Griffioen, INMED student at Broadwell Christian Hospital in India, recounts:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA poor, single, sixteen-year old girl from the Dalit caste (the lowest valued caste) came into my clinic with her parents. They were quite concerned because the girl hadn\u2019t menstruated for three months. They were scared that no one would want to marry her if she wasn\u2019t regular. It\u2019s shameful for the families if they can\u2019t marry off their daughters. We discovered that the daughter was pregnant \u2013 a cause of great shame for a family. The parents were adamant that the only option was to abort the baby.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDalit caste people like this girl are often mistreated and abused. She was so uneducated she may not even realize how she got pregnant. The female Indian doctor tried to convince them not to have an abortion. She offered for the daughter to come live in the dorm at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmed.us\/service-learning\/training-sites\/emmanuel-hospital-association-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">Broadwell Christian Hospital<\/a> and train to be a nurse\u2019s assistant. The doctor would then help her to find a home for her baby.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis act of love will prevent the baby\u2019s life from being taken and prevent the family from being scorned by their community. Through this example of compassion I\u2019ve learned that healthcare is not just about meeting the physical needs of a person, but rather their holistic needs. It\u2019s not just providing a service, but rather solidarity with humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your own story of compassion? What experience of rescue, care, or capacity building has inspired you? We invite you to share your accounts with us. Please post your story of compassion in action on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/inmed\/\">INMED Facebook Group<\/a> or email your comments to <a href=\"mailto:office@inmed.us\">office@inmed.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By what metric should we evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare among those who are poor? Perhaps the most telling is the transformation that occurs within the hearts of people thus engaged. Observes Amber Griffioen, \u201cMy transforming experience in India with the Broadwell Christian Hospital team compels me to return. But this time I\u2019m also committed to learning the Hindi language and to staying for at least a year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By what metric should we evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare among those who are poor? We could measure health data, like child mortality and life expectancy. We could also measure health knowledge or literacy \u2013 the degree to which people understand their medical conditions. 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