The misery of a finger
Surendra Nagaraju: Drabble ‘The misery of a finger’
An index finger was admitted to a hospital with twitchings. Investigations could not clinch the
diagnosis. The perplexed doctors pinned hopes on digging deep into the medical history.
Meanwhile, the finger became delirious. The interrogation was intensified. Then came the clue. “Withdrawal Syndrome,” they shouted jubilantly. But withdrawal from what? It could not be ascertained.
Correlating the patient’s past habits with the symptoms gave a clue. The doctors advised the finger to resume its habit of scrolling the posts on Facebook etc.
The patient followed the instructions again diligently.
Hurrah, the finger got well and was discharged from the hospital!