Back at square one

I met a crazy woman today. I'm not saying that because I'm mean or anything but because she admitted it herself. She says she is a majnun lady. Lol.

She is the first person ever to personally challenge me on my ambition of becoming a doctor. She is a nutritionist and at first she was okay when I told her I am/was taking Allied Health Science. But when I 'casually' mentioned that I'm switching Universities to pursue the medical field, we had a heated conversation about modern medicine vs alternative medicine (actually it wasn't really heated. It was her who was was more enthusiastic about it.. I listened more throughout).

She says that I need to look more into this medical field before actually delving deeper and driving towards my dream (whhooo Alliteration:P). She is a nutritionist herself and views that medicine does not cure people; rather they only sustain the pain at just a lower level. Thus the pharmaceutical companies are just making more and more money since people aren't really getting 'better'. Take a look at cancer patients. Their 'cure' is the (and I quote from her) slash, burn and poison. Slash being the taking out the tumor, burn being the radiation and poison being the chemotherapy where the person actually gets worse. So how can that be compared to alternative medicine such as the coconut oil miracle?

I mean plus the fact that I'm about to change universities and now 'someone' is asking (more like influencing and persuading) me to go to Alexandria, Egypt (my first choice after finishing Form 5); I feel like I am back at square one. Like; should I even take medicine in the first place?

My mom says I am such a fickle person. Can't seem to settle on anything. Lol.

Well, I talked to my mom about it and had another heated conversation (though again, it's just her elaborating on it. Me; I just listen). She says both modern medicine and alternative medicine compliments each other. Both has their pros and cons. What about her friend who is a doctor who fashioned an artificial ear for people who do not have an ear? Or how about babies who are born with a cleft? They require surgery to make it 'un-deformed'. How can alternative medicine actually help un-deform clefts?
So even if some of the high people in pharmeceutical companies might be into the money-making business, a lot of people under them are working as doctors only for the sole good intention of treating symptoms.

In conclusion, we shouldn't degrade modern medicine merely because of some pharmecautical companies who might be thinking of the big money but rather the profession itself where you cannot deny that it has helped a lot of people.