Her grandparents showed her the power of medicine. Now this Arizona doctor is ready to heal others
Melina Walling, Arizona RepublicGraduate of University of Arizona's Phoenix medical school, Maya Patel , poses for a photo with her grandparents Bhaichand Dholakia and Pushpaben Dholakia in her home in Scottsdale on May 7, 2022.Ask Maya Patel why she decided to become a doctor and she’ll talk about her family.
Now she’s becoming part of the medical community, just as she hoped. On May 9, her grandparents, Bhaichand Dholakia, 99, and Pushpaben Dholakia, 92, waited at home to celebrate, watching a live stream as she graduated from medical school at the University of Arizona. Since Bhaichand had earned his law degree in England, he was allowed to practice in any British colony, so they left England and he continued his career as a magistrate, or judicial official, in the southeastern African country Malawi. In 1985, he and his family migrated to America. In 1996, Bhaichand and Pushpaben moved in with Maya’s family in Arizona to help with child care while Maya’s parents worked.
Though Maya had been exposed to health care before, through her parents, it wasn’t until she met her grandmother’s care team that she realized what an impact medical professionals could have. In recent years, Bhaichand has started to show significant progressions of Alzheimer’s disease, and Maya says he isn’t the same person now that he was when she started medical school. But she cherishes her memories of his bright personality, even when he or Pushpaben were in the hospital.
“It was just a really scary experience, going through a pandemic with 90-something-year-old grandparents,” she said. “We were very, very protective of them. And I think it was difficult for them because they love seeing our family. They love when our family comes into town. And for a period of months, we really didn't have anyone coming to the house.”
The flag dwarfed her tiny frame, but she was ready to carry it. Earlier that day, she shared masala chai with her family, and got ready with her mom and sister.
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