"He Sang For Dying Mother" On Call With Doctor, Social Media Heartbroken

Dr Dipshikha Ghosh said that this song has now taken a very different meaning for the hospital staff, including her.

A doctor's Twitter thread describing a dying Covid patient's son singing to her on a video call has gone viral on social media and has moved many to tears. Today, towards the end of my shift, I video called the relatives of a patient who is not going to make it. We usually do that in my hospital if it's something they want. This patient's son asked for a few minutes of my time. He then sang a song for his dying mother. Me and the nurses stood there. We shakes our heads, our eyes moist. The nurses went back one by one to their allocated patients and attended to them or the alarms of vents/dialysis units. This song is changed for us, for me at least. This song will always be theirs. With permission, the people mentioned here are Mrs Sanghamitra Chatterjee and her son Mr Soham Chatterjee. My deepest condolences. You, your voice, your quiet dignity, are her legacy. @sohamchatt Just choked. No words. ???? Cant imagine the pain. Don't want to imagine the pain. God bless you all Doctor at the hospital. You are handholding all of us through this intense battle. May the powers be with you. All glories with you. Prayers for you all. Take care, stay strong. India needs you. Thank you ???? You did everything. My mother died alone in a nursing home 5 months ago. The nurse allowed me to speak to her & I gave my mom permission to give up. It was everything. This nurse allowed 10 mins to close out mu mother's life the right way. TY to all drs/nurses. https://t.co/E0CvNugBGjpic.twitter.com/wJAQNhrvHJ I did nothing. This shouldn't happen to anyone. Becoming a doctor is not divine calling. Please don't put this profession on a pedestal. You will worship till medicine fails you and you will take that out on the doctor. Please just stop. Becoming a doctor just means choosing to practise medicine. That's all. https://t.co/Sz0sJgrYU2 In a Twitter thread, Dipshikha Ghosh says she video-called the relatives of her patient Sanghamitra Chatterjee --"who is not going to make it" -- and her son Soham Chatterjee asked her to spare a few more minutes. He then sang to his mother. He sang a popular Hindi movie song that, she says, will never be the same to her again. "Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Nata Koi...," goes the song, which is from a film about a mother and son who were separated and found each other.' Dr Ghosh said as she watched the man singing to his mother, nurses too came and stood in silence. The man broke down but finished the song, and there were few dry eyes in that ward. After asking the doctor about his mother's vitals, he hung up. "This song is changed for us, for me at least. This song will always be theirs," the doctor wrote.