At 99, Malaysia's former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is still waiting for everyone else to see things his way. Despite walking in and out of the National Heart Institute (IJN) for check-up and treatment, Tun just keeps getting better physically, mentally and emotionally with age. What is Tun's extraordinary secret for a healthy life?
I remember Tun's words of wisdom during one of the interviews with the local and foreign media which was published internationally. Permit me to quote what Tun said, “I would advise people not to rest when they grow old because if you rest, you will soon become very weak and incapable. and may become senile. Be active after you reach retirement age. It is the same as your muscles. If you don't use your muscles and lie down all the time, the muscles cannot even carry your weight. You cannot stand, you also cannot walk. The brain is the same. If you don't use your brain, you don't think, you don't read, you don't write, the brain regresses & you become senile. So always be active.”
Evidently, I used to see Tun with bodyguards very refined doing weekend walks or cycling around greenery park of Putrajaya. He enjoys people. He's got no airs and graces.
I also like walking around the park because it gave me good appetite to eat big delicious brunch. It thus landed me at IJN for almost two months in 2017 for bypass surgery.
Just recently, my wife, Zarina had a successful endocrine surgery at Putrajaya Hospital with follow-up reviews for one month under good care of all the doctors and nurses. I observed quality health improvement is, driven by doctors with compassionate communication, holistic treatment, thoroughness practice management and patient education.
I agree for recovery of any illness, the most important things is a physician who actually listens to the description of our ailments and providing layman details for treatment.
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