Sometimes as I take my boys to the doctor’s
office, I find myself wondering about the person underneath the doctor’s
facade? I mean, are they married? Do
they have kids? Are they social? An
introvert or extrovert? What do they do for fun? Usually, if you are lucky, you may get a peek
into their life by pictures they may have, but usually just a little peek!
You are in luck! I’m going to give you a little peek into your
audiologist’s world outside of the clinic. Many of you know Sanj to be a
social, friendly guy, well educated on the ins and outs of the hearing or lack
of hearing world. If you are lucky,
you’ve heard his great laugh!
Of course, if you are a patient, one of the
first things you would learn is that he is the father of six beautiful, energetic
boys, ages 18-8 years of age. You would
see the walls of his office plastered with pictures. You may learn that Sanj is an avid sportsman
with a love for hockey, baseball, fishing, golf and all things in between.
Did you know he is a gifted musician? He is also humble so unless you have had the
privilege of hearing him play, you may not have realized how talented he
is. He also has an amazing singing
voice… beautiful, actually!
Sanj is so committed to his clinic and his
patients. He rarely takes time off or
cancels appointments, as this is part of his personality- he is loyal and
dependable. He is dependable so much so
that on a few occasions, it was almost problematic. I remember being in labour with baby number
2, stopped by the clinic to let him know and he said, “I just need to finish with this patient. I’ll meet you in a few minutes.” Hum…. He ended up getting a call from the
doctor who told him if he wanted to see this child’s birth, he needed to get
there NOW. (He made it, barely).
You get the idea, right? Taking time off work, cancelling appointments
and rebooking isn’t something he does.
Our boys go to Rhema Christian School. It’s a great place to learn, grow and a place
that becomes a part of your family.
Since Sammy, our oldest son, was in Junior Kindergarten, Sanj has taken
every Friday morning off for a couple of hours and gone into the school and to
sing and play piano with the kids. Every
Friday! I’m never sure just who enjoys
it more, the kids or the Big Kid?
It’s one of those things that money can’t
buy, joy that is on the faces of the little ones as well as the Big Guy on the
Piano, teaching them song after song about Jesus’ Love that bubbles over.
This year marks 14 years that Sanj has been
at Rhema. It was a special thing last
night as the school honored him with a special volunteer award last night.
It’s one of those things that you may never
know, if his wife had not hacked into his account to write this but some things
are pretty special and worth sharing.
This is just a little peek into
the life of your audiology.
Written by Reema Sukumaran
