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مونتيسوري مصر- تقدمها مروة رخا

HEY YOU! LET’S PLAY DOCTOR-PATIENT AND FIND OUT WHO’S WHO!

 

Published in What Women Want Magazine – November issue

HEY YOU!

LET’S PLAY DOCTOR-PATIENT – AND FIND OUT WHO’S WHO!

Please step into my shoes for a few minutes and read this girl’s email, and tell me what is wrong with this picture!

Hi Marwa,

Please answer me!

My problem is that I don't know if I am a virgin or not. I am 22 now but when I was in school 9th grade I had bf who was in college. A friend and her bf took me and my bf to a trip in the North Coast and we spent the day. I don't know what to say or how to explain. He used his hand and fingers.

I don't know if am virgin or not … at that time I didn't know what does virgin mean, what's hymen and I didn't have any knowledge but I knew it was wrong and haram and I knew I had to lie to my family and everyone. I made mistakes like any teenager after this but never this big and I regretted it.

Now I know the value of virginity and I don't know what I am, I didn't do it since then and am now a good person. I don't have or need any bf and when the time comes I want a serious relationship and I know I'll be good wife to this person.

I regret doing it but since 9th grade till now I didn't do anything.

My Reply: Honey, you need to see a doctor… I cannot tell you anything

 

Thank you Marwa, Sorry I will ask a 2nd question. Does it make any difference that I didn't do anything since 9th grade? When I get married the blood only will tell him if am virgin or not? When I was in 9th grade I didn't see blood – I think I didn't – and thank you so much for not judging.  
 

My Reply: I will never judge you hun but I do not want to mislead you. The fact that you did not do anything since 9th grade means that when you get married, you will be very very tight (a sign of lack of sexual experience and lack of regular intercourse)

 

It does not mean that there will be blood still.

 

In some cases, the finger will cause a little tear in the hymen … so you are a virgin, you will bleed on your wedding night, and no one will know anything.

 

In other cases, the finger can fully rupture the hymen … so you are not a virgin, still you will bleed on your wedding night because there will be remains of the hymen (this is because the finger thing only happened once and there was no sexual experience afterwards)

 

But there are the cases where there is no blood and no hymen

 

Go to a doctor, tell her/him that you used to do martial arts (Taekwondo, Karate, etc) when you were young and you are worried that the stretching tore your hymen.

 

He/she will look … only look … and will tell you exactly the condition of your hymen.

 

There is nothing to be ashamed of! Doctors are sworn to maintain the privacy of their patients … and they do not judge either.

 

Thank you Marwa so much.

I read your reply more than once and I swear I cried and I felt relieved. I know there is big chance that I won't be a virgin or maybe I still am. But talking to you and your answer and your explanation and you didn't judge made me feel relieved.

I didn't go to the doctor and I can't.

God knows how much I am scared!  

 

So back to my question: what is wrong with this picture?

If all you could see is a girl who is sinful and ill-mannered – then you need to grow a heart!

  1. This girl has been suffering because of guilt and doubt since she was almost 13 years old! NOT FAIR!
  2. This girl chose to contact me – a writer – to ask me about a medical condition! SO WRONG!
  3. This girl would rather live in misery than go to a doctor for fear of being judged or scandalized! SERIOUS MESS!

Can someone please help me find answers to those questions?

  1. Since when does a doctor have the right to judge a patient?
  2. Since when does a doctor have the right to refuse to treat a patient because he/she is sinful or guilty or whatever it is they think of him/her?
  3. How many people have AIDS or other blood-borne diseases and live among us in silence for fear of being judged and alienated – by doctors and by the society?
  4. How many men and women have STDs – and know it – but are too shy to ask for help?
  5. How many doctors refused to abort a woman and left her trying oldwives tales – hence, endangering her life?
  6. How many doctors refuse to treat male or female homosexuals?
  7. How many doctors forget that they are healers and turn into jurors?
  8. How many patients lie to their doctors?
  9. How many doctors forget their pledge of “no harm” and give in to social norms and stupid traditions?
  10. How many more emails do I have to get and publish for this society to wake up from its coma?

Here is the doctor’s oath in English and in Arabic to remind everyone who is sworn to what!

The Doctor's Oath

I swear by God the Almighty to be devout in my profession and to safeguard the human life in all conditions and circumstances. I vow to do my best to save lives from death, disease, pain, and anxiety. I vow to preserve the dignity, privacy, and modesty of patients. I will always be a representative of God's mercy extending my knowledge of medicine and care to everyone who seeks help; the good and the sinner; friend and foe. I will diligently seek knowledge and use it for the benefit of people not their harm. I solemnly pledge to dignify my tutors, to teach my predecessors, and to be a dutiful brother to all my colleagues in the profession of medicine – all united in goodwill and righteousness. My life and actions, in public and private, will be an exemplification of my faith and beliefs.

God is my witness.

 

قَسَمُ الطبيب

اقَسِمُ باللهِ العَظِيمْ

أن أراقبَ اللّه في مِهنَتِي.

وأن أصُونَ حياة الإنسان في كافّةِ أدوَارهَا. في كل الظروف والأحَوال بَاذِلاً وسْعِي في استنقاذها مِن الهَلاكِ والمرَضِ والألَم والقَلق.

وأن أَحفَظ لِلنّاسِ كَرَامَتهُم ، وأسْتر عَوْرَتهُم ، وأكتمَ سِرَّهُمْ.

وأن أكونَ عَلى الدوَام من وسائِل رحمة الله ، باذلا رِعَايَتي الطبية للقريب والبعيد ، للصالح والخاطئ ، والصديق والعدو.

وأن أثابر على طلب العلم ، أُسَخِره لنفعِ الإنسَان … لا لأذَاه.

وأن أُوَقّرَ مَن عَلَّمَني ، وأُعَلّمَ مَن يَصْغرَني ، وأكون أخاً لِكُلِّ زَميلٍ في المِهنَةِ الطُبّيّة مُتعَاونِينَ عَلى البرِّ والتقوى.

وأن تكون حياتي مِصْدَاق إيمَاني في سِرّي وَعَلانيَتي ، نَقيّةً مِمّا يُشينهَا تجَاهَ الله وَرَسُولِهِ وَالمؤمِنين.

والله على ما أقول شهيد

 

ملحوظة: لما ترجمت القسم من عربى لإنجليزى حولته من قسم إسلامى لقسم علمانى لأن فى أطباء مسيحيين و أطباء بهائيين و أطباء يهود و بوذيين و ملحدين و لا دينيين .. و دينهم و دين أهلهم مش المفروض يفرق فى قسمهم المهنى!

من هي مروة رخا؟
مروة رخا: موجهة مونتيسوري معتمدة دولياً من الميلاد حتى 12 عام. Marwa Rakha: Internationally certified Montessori educator from birth to 12 years.

بدأت “مروة رخا” رحلتها مع “نهج وفلسفة المونتيسوري” في نهاية عام 2011 بقراءة كتب “د. ماريا مونتيسوري” عن الطفل والبيئة الغنية التي يحتاجها لينمو ويزدهر. تلت القراءة الحرة دراسة متعمقة للفلسفة والمنهج مع مركز أمريكا الشمالية للمونتيسوري

“North American Montessori Center”