From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <cola...@gmail.com>
2009/4/16 Fr. Ivo C. de Souza <icso...@bsnl.in>
After all, one should do what is possible, within rational limits, and
leave the rest in the hands of the Almighty God.
Dear Fr Ivo, I believe we are talking from two different
angles. You (possibly) from the angle of the patient, I from the angle
of the physician.
***Thank you again, Dr.J.Colaço, for your patient explanation. No, I am
talking from the viewpoint of both the physician and the patient. As a
physician, I shall do whatever I can in my system (allopathic or
homoepathic) and specialization. The patient will come to me if s/he knows
my value in my system and specialization. If the patient knows already, that
cure can come from homeopathy, s/he will come to a homeopath. We take
children to homeopathy, since we know that homeopathy does good to most
children's ailments. If it is too serious, the child will be hospitalized.
All of us, physician and patient, should do whatever is in our hands. We
choose the best physician, hospital, medicines, systems. The rest we "leave
in the hands of God".
You may know (and I wonder how you feel about it) that Jehovah's
witnesses routinely refuse blood even if the refusal is likely to cost
them their life. They choose to 'leave the rest in the hands of the
Almighty God.'
At this moment, a pregnant Jehovah's witness is entitled to refuse
blood transfusion even if her refusal places her foetus at risk of
death.
***If you had been homeopathic physician, you would have done what the
homeopaths do.
You would be satisfied to cure patients with your drugs. When I said "leave
the rest in the hands of the Almighty God",
I meant that the physician does everything in his/her power to save the
patient, the patient cooperates.
Please, do not rank me with the Jehovah's witnesses. It is against the
biblical teaching (cf.Sirach 38:1-24).
There may be other technical reasons for refusing blood transfusion today...
Even when we pray for the miracle, we have to do everything in our power to
save.
When medicine cannot save, prayer may save through a miracle...
Medicine is not a panacea for all evils... Nor is the miracle happening
whenever we want...
Being with a homeopath and following him for some time would
convince you of the efficacy of homoeopathy, sometimes even in cases
in which allopathy fails. After all, I said that every medical system
has its limits.
I am sorry but your suggestion is asking me to "Take a
chance" on a live subject. I do not have that freedom - neither
ethically nor legally.
***I do not think you are right. You are speaking in these terms, because
you do not know homeopathy.
Therefore, follow the patient being treated homeopathically (if it is
possible and is your wish) and learn for yourself.
You cannot prescribe legally nor ethically nor scientifically, because you
do not know homeopathic materia medica.
I can ONLY use medications and methods of treatment which have been
scientifically tested and the tests reproduced. I have to do so taking
'all the facets of the case as well as the effects and side-effects of
the medications' into consideration.
***Again, if you had been a homeopath, you would have used the homeopathic
remedies.
Now that you do not know this medical system, you rely only on yours (nor
can you legally
or ethically do otherwise).
Homeopaths know their own drugs. They can cure through medication some
diseases
that would require surgery in the hands of an allopath.
I would still rely on homeopathy as an efficient medical system.
Children do not have 'belief',
yet they are cured by homeopathic medicines. Homoeopathic physicians
get all the modern training in the colleges.
Here again we are talking about two different perspectives.
As an adult patient/client, you are absolutely entitled to rely on
homeopathy, allopathy, naturopathy or nothing at all.
***It is a fact that children are being taken to the homeopaths.
There are diseases which can be better treated by homeopathy
than by allopathy (or Western medicine). I am not referring to the choice
of the patients or physicians, but about the efficacy of homeopathy.
The way forward is to have ALL methods and medications scientifically
tested (as opposed to anecdotally acclaimed).
***You are still in the belief that homeopathy does not work.
Homeopathy is being tested in every clinical case. 'Anecdotal evidence'
will be given by the patient who does not know the medical science,
but can tell what changes (subjective and objective) have come about through
medication.
It is up to the physician to send the patient for the relevant tests for the
healthy condition.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
