Patients in Ibn Sina Hospital in Mosul and death of my colleague

Who said studying medicine is easy? Oh it is very hard, when I see those patients in the Ibn Sina Hospital in Mosul and what they suffer from, I feel so sorry for them, Its this health that they lost, which is the most important thing we own. Most of the patients in Ibn Sina Hospital are from low social state, they need special care and attention, and as I study there I always see new faces comes in and I have seen more than 3 patients died in front of me, but nothing I can do I am still a student (but more than half a doctor).

To you Israa , Allah 

A couple weeks ago a colleague of me (Israa) died when she had a terrible accident, she was full of energy and just like a flower in spring, but she died and I cried and cried. It is not easy to accept death of someone you know whether she/he was close to you or not, it reminds me of death and that one day I will die and this makes me want to cry but my faith in Allah brings me back to life again and remind me to work hard and to keep on my praying five times per day and to commit to Allah orders.

I will always remember you Israa (Allah mercy for her)

My tonsillitis and cup of hot tea and the stethoscope problem!!

Hello everybody .. Autumn had entered from the door in Iraq and I feel sick and cold and my larynx hurts me. I stayed awake in bed all night because of tonsillitis, and when I woke up my voice was gone. I tried using antibiotics but it still not working on me. Its good that I still can speak through writing and sign language and because I'm very talkative person (only in house) this is not good situation at all !!

tea

9 of april 2010 in history of Iraq

Its friday 9 of april 2010 and it is holiday in Iraq and all arabic countries and we have changeable weather here in Iraq this week but now it is clear with cool winds that make everyone feels better, however this day carry sad memory to all Iraqi people since it remind them with the memoir of the War on Iraq in 2003/4/9 and how many people in Iraq loss members of their families from that day till this hour and the count is still on, and especially after the election day in Iraq on 7 of march 2010 when more that 62% of Iraqis give there votes for the persons whom they thought they will be good for Iraq but till now and even after announcement of the results of the elections nothing changed and I am talking on personal side in my city more concrete barrier placed to close the main streets and sub-streets in the city which make very big traffic jam and many many accident all over the day because of these barriers (placed by the army force) and now they are using walls of concrete (2.5 meter high) and this is so terrible and make everyone gets nervous and hypertensive quickly.

see the barriers at the left blocking the entery to hospital from one side

here the barriers is in the middle and blocking a street near the hospital

this is how I see things from my point that all these explodes happening now is for political reasons and to keep the army under control of certain persons "with power" to make anything.

Mosul city 2010 before elections

Mosul city-Iraq , 26/02/2010 at 7:30 am there was car loaded (as I heard) with explosives in front of Mosul Medical College in Mosul city in Iraq and I had practical exam in parasitology yesterday which must be done at the time with no delay. The police men told people around the college to get out of that place so they can explode the car with no damage and at 10:15 am they explode it and it didn't make load sound not like sudden car explosions with no damage and no harm to any one.

 I want to tell you that there is something abnormal going on Mosul city that all christian people had left the city to the countryside and especially to (Al-Hamdanya village) because they had been threatened by mysterious persons who came to disturb the election in Mosul city and to put fear in Mosul city people's hearts.

 Mosul medical college

For more news on the events in Mosul city before elections of Iraq 2010 stay in contact with your reporter S.W from Mosul city/Iraq

Foggy day at the Mosul Medical College in 2009

Foggy day pictures in Mosul Medical College in Mosul city / Iraq taken by me in 2009 before eid al adha

 

 

 Today while I was searching inside my mobile phone I found these pictures which I was taken it by my phone camera (Nokia N70) in a foggy day in mosul medical college,

just click on any picture and see it in bigger size

 

Living and hating war and any related stuffs in Mosul

If you want to live in Mosul city you will need you will get used on to be unprotected and with out any means of human rights. Last tuesday on 2/2/2010 at 3:45 am a group of Iraqi army where striking heavily on our front door, we wake up and where frightened and we expected a big catastrophe, dad went downstairs and he opened the door and there was 6 tall army men standing at the door and other 20 man doing the same thing to the neighbours barely I wake up on my sister voice shouting get up and I quickly wore my hijab.
Can you imagine that, I guess no..
These army men where just asking for the IDs of the families and nothing else they were looking at each ID card and if there was a son in the family they wanted to know,
my little brother (7years old)was sleeping and he we didn't woke him when the army know that we have a son and dad told them he is just a kid and my dad showed them his ID they didn't believe and they went to his room and opened their lights on him then quickly left the house he woke up frightened and saying "is there was an army in my bed room!!!!!"
can't they wait till 7 am of even 6 am and then do what they want. While the government him self said there wouldn't be any searching of houses after 7 pm till 6 am of every day.
it looks like they are (young men hunters) if they found and boy or man (16 years - 40 years ) they might take him with out any declarations just because they want.
This is really miserable life that nobody deserve to life in fear of being catched "wrongly" for couple of weeks without any fault.!!!!
This is the 3rd time since 1/1/2010 this happened in parts of the city.
This is not fair really I began hating living in Iraq.
As I heard the Iraqi army was at its best state between 1975 - 2003 and now it is replace be group of worthless men that some of them even don't know reading and writing and some of them use his power to offence people in the road, hit anyone at any time with no reason, speaking badly ant any one, even stealing money while searching houses and now every thing begin to be clear that there is persons inside the military that accused with dealing with terrorists and kidnapping and also stealing banks in Iraq.

3rd stage in mosul medical college

hello all of you, I miss the BLOG world and all my internet world it was very long time since I have write any post in my blogs. We had moved to new house and we still waiting till we get the internet service in our new house, the house is really comfort and every thing is elegant but we are facing problems with establishing net connection.

this new year I become officially 1/2 doctor

looool

this year (3rd stage at medical college) is so funny and I am enjoying my time in the college and in the hospital. We are learning how to get communication with patients and trying to relieve some of their pain by nice words and good treatment and in the same time try to rich the level of knowledge in which we can heal some one.

Today it is raining heavely in Mosul/Iraq and I went to the college network to write to you this short post.

I will write another post as soon as I could and I wish you nice day without raining.

10 days in mosul city and Duhuk

Just now at 7:32 am of october , 02 , 2009 big explosion happened in mosul city I don't know where but I can tell you that it is big one because of its loudness also few shots are heard and no one in the street nexk to us. "It is really scary when you be in such situation and you won't feel it till you experience to be it war and you wouldn't hear the shot that will kill you. " this how are many people in Iraq thing and live every day to be not afraid from shots or explosions voice.

Last 10 days were filled with many events, my family and I we to Duhuk twice and we bought new furnitures to our new hosue and we went to Dream city in duhuk it is good place if you want to enjoy the GREEN of nature.

The schools and medical college of mosul started in 27/09/2009 and the first day was long day I couldn't wait till 12pm so I back to home. The college uniform will be blur jaket and gray skirt with white shirt.

I will put pictures from our travel to Duhuk

Iraqi kebab, making iraqi kebab

Last friday, we had Iraqi Kebab on lunch it was extremely delicious :) , in Iraq the Kebab ( kabab or كباب ) has great popularity , even it is expensive but still number 1 on the most Iraqi favorite dishes, the secret of the taste is in the way it is done

we take natural wood charcoal and fire it

when it become like this we put onion skewers

preparing for broiling

put the kebab over fire and flip each one every 30 seconds

Iraqi kebab is ready now

we put teapot over the fire before the fire blew

nothing better than a cup of tea after this meal

how to prepare Iraqi Kebab for 12 skewers:

Two pounds of ground beef
One small onion (chopped- fine)
Two small tomatoes (chopped- fine)
Half cup of flour
Half a cup of chopped Parsley
Black peppers (as you like but don't put too much)
Salt

mix all these content very good with hands and then take lumps , each the size of your full hand, if meat sticks to your hand, dip the fingers in water and spread to your palm and continue molding until the kebab is about 6-8 inches long (make sure the meat is uniformly distributed).

Comparison. could life be changed ?

Life is seconds pass without feeling, you don't feel till it become too late, till now I do not believe that I am entering 20s this make me wonder sometimes not for reason but because I think that I didn't live normal , all the time my country was in war and I didn't feel peace in its real meaning .

Before 30 year Iraq was rich country with oil , Baghdad was the center of knowledge in middle east , there was high buildings and hotels while the neighbouring countries was living in tents in the desert , now everything changed except Iraq still "rich in oil" , now there is people left there big houses in baghdad to save there lives , the prices are extremely high, even the kerosine became rare in winter !! this is and we are the country of oil ..While people of neighbouring countries live now in villas , skyscraper ..
I'm not envying them but I am sad on my country ..

Now we need hope , peace , working , uniting , to make bright future of Iraq

Dreams

Many times I ask my self
how far can we can get so close to our dreams??
I mean to where we would catch up our dreams. Is there a line separates between reality and dreams? or we could make any thing !!

When I was kid I used to imagine my self as a doctor with white dress and a stethoscope on the neck and now I'm making this dream with my hands as I'm studying medicine now and only 4 years separate me from this ( 4years till graduating).
But there is so many dreams in my head they still only dreams , I couldn't make them by my self and day by day these dreams are dying as dreams and disappearing.

do you think that we should hang up with dreams?

oh ... dreams