Oh yes, I am back to blogging! I have so many stories to tell that I actually do not know how to start. HAHA. But I’ll just make this entry simple and concise.

On my first day, I handled three pediatric patients. One has Burkitt’s Lymphoma, the other one has Thalassemia and the last one has Dengue Fever. I pitied my patient with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. He’s so young to have that kind of disease. Actually, I do not know what kind of disease it was until I got home and researched for it. It’s a cancer of the lymphatic system. I knew that he has cancer because he’s moon faced (prolly caused by the Prednisone he was taking) and bald which is most likely caused by his chemotherapy. His sister is sooo jolly and every time I come inside their room, she always took pictures of me. HAHA! I asked his sister why she didn’t come to school. She said that she wants to be with her kuya. Aww. What a sweet girl.

I find my Thalassemia patient very funny. Actually, he is already for discharge. But because of lack of funds, they can’t pay their hospital bills. Sad but true. He knows all the doctors and nurses there. He even knows what time his vital signs will be taken. My thalassemic patient is really pale with very large abdominal circumference. Thalassemia is a problem in production of the proteins of hemoglobin in the blood. Most of the patients with thalassemia have severe anemia that is why they are required to have blood transfusion regularly. It’s just sad to hear that my patient can’t undergo blood transfusion regularly because they do not have the money for cross matching. I had a lot of funny experiences with this patient. One of those is when I took his blood pressure. And you know what he told me? “90/60 nanaman yan. Ate, dito mo lagay yan… (while putting the diaphragm of the stethoscope on his arm)” Hahaha! Another one is when he asked me if I have a cellphone because he was so eager to call his father and ask him to buy him a food.

Him: Ate, may cellphone ka ba?
Me: Oo, bakit?
Him: Globe or Smart?
Me: Globe. Bakit?
Him: Text mo nga papa ko. Nagugutom na kase ako!

Hahaha! Ang kuliiiittttt!

My third patient, the one with dengue fever, is a nursing graduate who just recently took the board exam. Now I know the feeling of having a patient who’s also a nurse. I kinda got conscious of what I was doing since I know that she is aware of why I am doing such interventions. I realized that I should not be worried with what I am doing if I know that what I am doing is right. And I also realized that nurses should not only be conscious if the patient has knowledge in nursing or in any medical field but also in all other patients because patients are patients and they all deserve the right kind of treatment and nursing care we should render.

On my second day, I handled toxic patients because I had to monitor them hourly. I handled two very young patients. One has an unknown viral infection (yet) and the other one has acute leukemia. I got really sad for my leukemic patient. She’s a sweet girl. I know that God has plans for her even though deep inside my heart I know that a girl like her doesn’t deserve this. I was on a graveyard shift and surprisingly, I was awake for the first 9 hours. Haha! Our shift is from 6pm to 6am. Thanks to caffeine and to my toxic patients.

Like what I said in my previous post, I am thankful that I grew up normally with little health problems (you know how sickly I am. Hehe!). I just wish and hope that when I bear my own child, he/she won’t get sick like my patients because I know how hard it is for my future child. I’d rather bear my endometriosis for life rather than see my future child suffer.

You know, when I told my mom about my patients, she said “Thank you Lord” upon hearing my story. I know that a suffering of a child is duplicated with a tormenting feeling on the part of the parent/s. That is why even if you’re sick of what I am saying how thankful I am, I keep on blogging about this because this is one of the ways I can express my gratitude to the Lord.

Another thing that makes me thankful is that my parents are celebrating their 27th anniversary tomorrow. They have undergone so many trials when this year started but their relationship and their love for each other remained strong. As a tribute for my parents, I made this simple art to show my love for them. Happy Anniversary Mama and Papa!

Now, let me ask you… Sino kamukha ko?! HEHE!