It is almost 11 PM when a man with a lacerated wound in his right hand came in the ER. We get his personal information and took his VS: T: 37.5 ºC, PR: 95 bpm. When his wound is being cleaned, the woman who is in the accounting office immediately give the possible amount the patient will be paying if the wound will be sutured. For the seven stitches, the man is intended to pay Php 2 150.00. The woman who accompanied the patient was shocked! Two thousand for a wound?,, Even myself is surprised for that amount. Anyway, because of lack of money they refused to obtain health service (actually nagtawaran pa nga sila but the admin say no). The only thing that they can do is to clean the wound and give another option, and that is to transfer the patient to the nearest public hospital which is QCGH, where my first hospital duty took place.

Even it is cleaned, the wound is still bleeding but this patient doesn’t have any choice but to move to another hospital because he cannot afford the hospital bill.

I wonder how many patients is in this situation everyday, how if the case is more than a seven stitches, a life-threatening one, do they still refuse to admit? This is the reality! You will die early if you don’t have money. How poor is the poor…

If only all Filipinos can afford health services, no one will be suffering for this discrimination and they can say, “two thousand for seven stitches, so what?!”.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3

I am taking analgesic for my odontalgia (toothache), when my imagination got wild…Hmmp.. I am just thinking, what if everything is just in a pill. Amazing! Possible? Why not!

I already heard that the astronauts do have a food pill when they are in the outer space. But I don’t know if this is out in the market and available for common people’s consumption. But what if this pill invasion happened?… People are always on the go, always on a rush, no time to eat? Then take the Food Pill (sounds like a commercial ad.hehe.). And also what if there is a chewable form that comes in different, delicious flavor like my all time favorite caldereta, sinigang and adobo. Here pa, and you are guaranteed that you get sufficient calories and nutrients that are based on your RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance). And this is much more surprising, because it is formulated; there are only few or just enough fats in it, so you can eat without having the fear of getting overweight.

And I also think of an Exercise Pill? It could be… more and more people become healthy and fit. Diseases like CAD (coronary artery disease) and hypertension, which is the reason why MI (heart attack) and CVA (stroke) develops, will eventually eradicate. Today, many of the illnesses are due to sedentary lifestyle. It is characterized by sitting or remaining inactive for most of the day (for example, in an office), with little or no exercise. It is believed to be a factor in obesity, and, as such, may contribute to other diseases, such as type II diabetes, heart disease, depression and even hemorrhoids. Do you know that lack of exercise also causes muscleatrophy, i.e. shrinking and weakening of the muscles and accordingly increases susceptibility to physical injury. So an Exercise Pill is very beneficial to people in all ages. So take it everyday for you to live a longer, satisfying and healthy life.

Haha. Adik?!

Today, in this rapidly changing and techy world everything is possible! This pill invasion, which is only in my imagination, will soon become a reality. May this concept help humanity to build a healthful world! Aja!

P.S. Naisip ko lang baka sa sobrang healthy ng mundo, mawalan naman ng work yung mga nasa medical field.haizt..hehe.

Sepsis is a severe illness in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria. As soon as sepsis is suspected, “broad spectrum” (able to destroy a wide array of bacteria) intravenous antibiotic therapy is begun.

Yesterday my friend emailed me, bad news! Her bag was snatched. The worst scenario here is her money for her tuition fee which is Php 10 000.00 is inside that bag. Actually, this is the second time she experience this, the first one is the cell phone snatching incidence.

She lives in Metro Manila where all kind of people lives including the bad guys. This is the truth, Philippines is very much infected! Sepsis! The moral of these people are gone. Why? Because of poverty. Before they are normal flora but now they are pathogenic microorganism. They corrupt their selves because of poverty and now they are corrupting our society abruptly.

I feel very mad at him, what he did to my friend is very disgusting! Now, she doesn’t know where to find money for her tuition fee. That money is a fruit of labor. Many of us is experiencing financial crisis, so it is not a reason to do criminal act to anybody.

At this time, I am just trying to widen my understanding to this situation. May be and maybe, countless may be’s is crossing my mind.

Here and now I asked myself…Is there a safe place to live? Or the entire Philippines is in sepsis?