He chose a field that others feared to take <br />And trod its barren ground, bare-foot, calmly; <br />He read for days the books for patients’ sake <br />And used the knowledge accrued, selflessly! <br /> <br />He screened for H.I.V. and diagnosed AIDS <br />In patients male, female; in young and old, <br />In truck-drivers, sex-workers, students, maids; <br />And counseled them in ways anew and bold! <br /> <br />He treated AIDS with anti-viral drugs <br />And saw the CD4 count turn normal; <br />He told that AIDS comes not thro’ hand-shakes/ mugs, <br />But by unsafe sex/blood/sex abnormal! <br /> <br />Kudos to him who treats this malady! <br />And tells the world that there’s a remedy! <br /> <br />Copyright by Dr John Celes 7-13-2004 <br />Dedicated fondly to my colleague and Physician <br />Dr. Prof. G. Manoharan MD., HOD of Medicine, <br />IRT PMC
