"You will never know what we do on daily basis, until you catch a glimpse of the outcome of our inaction", Dr. Fred said why washing his hand.
He had just come from a surgery. A lady was diagnosed with hernia, it was in the final stages. She thought she could handle it. When it became obvious that she couldn't, she decided to take herself to the hospital. There, she waited for hours to be attended to. When it finally got to her turn, she was asked to go home just because she couldn't afford to pay the consultation fee, not to talk of footing her medical bills.
After much persistence, the doctor finally decided to see her. After thorough examination, he was alarmed at how bad her condition had become. He quickly prescribed some drugs for her and scheduled her for surgery", he paused for a moment.

"You see", he continued
"I just operated on her, the issue was really serious, if she had waited any longer, we wouldn't have been able to salvage the situation. If she hadn't persisted, if that doctor hadn't attended to her, she'd have been dead. Although there were a few irreparable damages".