Emergency Department Doctor with a Wheelchair

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Published 2020-07-11
Dinesh Palipana was a young medical student with a promising career ahead of him, when a car accident left him with C6/7 spinal cord injury and facing life with tetraplegia. The abrupt change saw Dinesh lose friends and family, and battling an attempt to prevent students with disabilities from attending medical school in Australia and New Zealand. With persistence and support from colleagues, mentors, and his mother, Dinesh completed his course to graduate as a doctor — and now works in Australia’s busiest emergency department at Gold Coast University Hospital. He has also begun ground-breaking research into rehabilitating the spinal cord after injury.

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All Comments (21)
  • @shoonyah
    Doc ..you don't ve the best job in the world, you ve the best attitude ! You can take up any job with such a charismatic aura. Hope you continue to heal n shine for yourself n others. Much aroha ❤from New Zealand !
  • @patelbq
    As a 4th year medical student who is s paraplegic... thank you so much for this video!!
  • @nataliewn
    So disappointed that his own father disowned him after the accident. What nonsense. Truly, his mother is a hero
  • @ayraa8478
    Instead of blaming his father for leaving him at the critical moment of his life, he valued those people who stood for him and supported him throughout. That's the mindset I want to have.
  • @lisatowan4536
    My oncologist is in a wheelchair, and he's an amazing doctor! I'm lucky to have him caring for me.
  • @allahsslave8339
    People who leave you in your darkest moments, were never there for u since the beginning so don’t even shed a tear about them
  • @arshiyasidiqaa
    So proud of you sir I am 21 year old from india I have got T5 Incomplete spinal cord injury since 7 years and I'm a student now iam pursuing my 1th yr masters in commerce.
  • @samfenney
    I am disabled myself and this video gives me so much confidence and hope. I am going to medical school in September and despite all the anxieties about not being able to manage and being looked down upon, i am super excited for this journey
  • @LusaïlToDoha
    His optimism is contagious, Dinesh is a fighter, i like his personality a lot!
  • Wow his father abandoned him. I bet the father was gone well before his accident. Kudos to his mom. It doesn't matter how old your child is you don't ever stop being a parent to your child.
  • @Amanda---
    She gave up her marriage? Wow. That is the ultimate mom.
  • The same thing happened to me Dinesh. I am C5/6 incomplete ... I have an uncertain amount of movement below my chest - sporadic numbness. But yes i fainted one summer evening on June 18/2011. Unable to break my fall due to unconsciousness - i broke my neck. My hands are similar to yours, which is what I first noticed in rehab and then it occurred to me that my condition would be permanent. So now i'm fully versed in tetraplegia. ... I am very proud of you and of what you've accomplished. Similarly to what happened to you with your relationships - it was actually my younger brother - a teacher - who was very much there at the very beginning for me, but he has all but faded away. And my mother lives locally but she can only cope with speaking to me on the phone. And I lost several friends. But i have developed new friendships since my accident. And it is what it is. Human beings are endlessly fascinating creatures. I never would've imagined the level of abandonment I've experienced on a personal level. Yet we survive! And I still have joy in my life. I have an amazing husband. And our sons are 23-yrs old. Life is still infinitely enjoyable. I wish you all the very best of luck in the world! From Toronto!! And love to mum. She is amazing. xo ... oh and my favourite pop musical group is from Fremantle. I saw them last year in concert here. I will give you one guess. lol
  • @benjigray8690
    First up:Congratulations on finishing Med. school, despite having a serious injury. Who better to treat, and to inspire folks with spinal injuries and for that matter, any injury, than someone, a Doctor, who's overcome the limitations caused by that particular injury. You are the living proof.
  • As a sri Lankan mother, my utmost respect for Dinesh's mother.💕 She was a power mom. I cried along with her in this video. I also have a little son, his name is Dinush. 🤗
  • @AaronShu
    I grew up with a disability, due to a spinal cord injury. I gave up on my dream of becoming a medical doctor coz some people said it was impossible for me; then I see this today 😭😭 I feel so comforted now. At least you've shown the world that it's possible to be a doctor, even with quadriplegia. All the best to you Doctor Dinesh. ♿💙
  • @JJ-yu6og
    WHAT A WONDERFUL MOTHER YOU WERE BLESSED WITH.
  • @ThePanda5001
    Good to see a disabled doctor, especially as I'm disabled myself! Well done Dr, carry on doing what you're doing!
  • @hectorine3445
    'You can change the world for them.' What a selfless and motivational thought that is!! :)