Afuthal Ssemakula oversaw my care during the day when I was in the isolation room for COVID.
Afuthal is one of the most genuine and caring health professionals I have ever encountered. He generously gave his time and patience during one of the hardest moments of my life.
Afuthal has a very special gift of genuine interest and curiosity, which makes his care feel more humanizing than that of even the other very sweet and dedicated staff here.
For example, I had several days in which we hoped I could see my family, only for it to turn out that I was still COVID positive. Afuthal spent so much time and gave a great deal of attention to helping me cope with these disappointments and finding other ways for me to stay connected to family.
He also worked tirelessly to advocate for me to be able to move out of isolation and into a unit where I could see my 8-week-old son.
You have a real treasure in him: dedicated, genuine, curious about people and the practice of medicine.
Afuthal made me feel human at a moment when I felt least like myself. I will remember it.