I was present during his last moments of life.As a12 year old boy, I witnessed Dr. Mathoor Narayana Panicker, the first MBBS graduate of Karthigappally Taluk, who came and gave an injection with a big syringe.He was suffering from, rheumatic valvular heart disease,AS,AR,MS,MR with AF. I remember seeing the diagnosis of the same from prescriptions of Dr. D.V.Nair, who was also Professor of Medicine while I was a student at
Alleppey Medical college.