Whew! weekend at last!!
It's been a long week, and Im catching up with sleep...
Our community duty is over but there were so many memories that i had with it. First was my patient, and for animosity's sake I won't mention his name. He has been bedridden for 8 years because of STROKE, and Mae and I took care of him for an entire week. He has bed sores all over his body, he was very frail and little when we visited him. He looked shrunken, and he could not speak very well because of his situation. Every time we talk to him he just grunts, tries to speak, but no coherent words would come out. We just relied on his wife and grandchildren, who were all very accommodating, responsive, and fun to chat with.
Oh I love his grandchildren! They were very cute and very helpful to us, their ates. Andrew, the eldest, goes to school, so we did not see much of him. Andre, 5 years old, was always there to help us in the 'translation' process. Andrea, 3 years of age, was very very CUTE every time she propped herself on her grandfather's bed and said in a very meek and childish voice, "Unsa to ,Lo?"
Dang it, I'll miss that!
One time Andrea got hold of some chili gel and unknowingly placed not a little, but a HANDFUL of it on her neck! SHe was crying real hard coz, of course, her neck was burning, and Mae and I tried to soothe her before we left for the health center. And then i told her,
"Na, palit ta lolipop! Para d nka mayayay."
ANd she said,
"Diri sa ka, ha?"
OMG... I was touched...!
After she took her slippers, we took her and Andre out to buy their precious lolipops. Andrea smiled again, and even forgot about her neck. Hehe. Talk about diversional tactics! :D

I was saddened when we left them, thinking we would not see them again. But again, it's part of being a nurse. You can't stick yourself too much coz too much attachment could cause problems.
But really, it's part of the cycle called life.
It's time to move on.


But I'll still miss them!