Trauma after the death of Grandfather
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 2002 Nov / Dec VOL 4 NO 6.
Dr (Mrs) Kauser Aga
'Calc-sil

A 9-yr old girl came to me in Aug 2001, with a complaint of recurrent boils on her palm. They appeared and disappeared on their own. She would see it twice a week. The mother felt it was on account of the pressure of the pencil which she used.
She complained of weakness since 1-2 months, poor performance in school due to poor concentration and poor memory and a history of recurrent colds and coughs

Generals:
Craving: Spicy², cold drinks²
Aversion- not specific
Thirst: 4-5 glasses of water in a day
Perspiration: Palms, while writing
Urine: Normal
Stool: occasionally constipated, sometimes loose.

Patient as a Person:
Appearance: Very delicate and fair. Average height

Life space and Mentals:
The patient lives with her parents, elder brother and grandmother. She studies in the 4^th std.
She was very shy during the interview. Even when she goes out, she does not talk to people. But she is bold and mischievous at home.
She is very attached to her mother. She does not share a good relation with her father as he is an alcoholic and hits her mother. When there are fights at home she doesn’t talk to her father till the time he says sorry to her mother.

She was very attached to her grandfather who died because of cancer, when she was 6yrs old. After his death she would sit in one corner of the class and cry. Since then she has generally become very sensitive.
At home she lives in her own world. All of a sudden, she starts talking to herself and when questioned, tells that she is talking to her grandfather.

She still talks to her grandfather though it has reduced now.
When questioned about what she talks she says "dada is sitting in yaw alibapa’s (spiritual father of a sect of the Muslim community) lap and is talking to me"
She doesn’t have many friends. In the recess she eats her lunch alone and then goes to play on the slide, but her turn never comes. She lacks courage to ask her friends to give her a chance to play on the slide and keeps playing with the sand around. She is very sensitive. She likes to play with dolls and does not like to play outdoor games.

She likes to play alone. She loves kittens. She is not afraid of anything except dark and that too when going to sleep.
She has not taken part in any of the school activities due to lack of courage. Once she had taken part in a fancy dress but developed cold feet before the performance and dropped out at the last moment. When I checked her palms she had cold fingertips without perspiration.

P/H: Chicken pox
F/H: Grandfather died of cancer larynx, in 1998 grandmother has diabetes.

Remedy given was Calc-sil 1M.
Differential remedies: Silicea, Magnesium

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