February 2 - Lucas arrived Manila. I went to the airport to fetch him.
February 3 - I accompanied Lucas to his gastro doctor for a check up at Cardinal Santos Hospital.
February 4 - Driver Benny was absent. The driver was sick, so Lucas and I took the taxi to UST Hospital to see his eye doctor. We didn't get to see his doctor though, because the doctor instead of seeing us for our appointed schedule, went to a meeting instead. We circumnavigated UST Hospital long maze looking for the physician's office, the laboratory, the comfort rooms, the cafeteria for our lunch, etc .... UST Hospital had very very inefficient directory signages. And I was also so infrurated at how that doctor was so inconsiderate of his patients, specially that Lucas was already a 75 year old senior citizen.
February 6 - I had stomach discomfort. I could not pass out the gas in my stomach. Late at night I thought I was going to die from my discomfort. I kept calling on my blessed mother and my guardian angel to help me. My guardian angel might have whispered in my ears, for I remembered the emergency herbal medicine sister Helen gave me when we were in Hong Kong. Thus during that February long night, I applied the solution and put a drop underneath my tongue. Despite the discomfort, it helped me go to sleep.
February 7 - Today was Chinese New Year's Eve. Martha left for Puerto Princesa for a vacation early in the morning. That same day, Marion was going to New Zealand for a three year doctorate program. She was leaving at night. The family together with Marion's boyfriend Marion Olmillo ate an early dinner at home. We all sent her off at the airport. God speed on this her journey to New Zealand. May the good Lord keep her safe and healthy and happy.
February 8 - I woke up with a sore back specially on the right buttock. It's a holiday and I wanted to spend my day out. Emil dropped Lucas and me at the BGC. My right buttock was getting painful, I took a pain pill which I intentionall brought the medicine with me. After doing so, Lucas and I continued to walk the long stretch of Serendra. Surely in pain, I was walking very slowly. Seeing me thus, lucas suggested to take a taxi home but I insisted I wanted to spend my day out. After lunch, we met up with Emil and his girlfriend Sue and decided to watch a movie 'Divergent' all together at Robinson Magnolia which was closer to home. The movie was long and difficult to watch. After sitting for more than an hour, I could hardly get up. When I went to the toilet, I could hardly even bend. Near the end of the movie, I quickly took another pill but it wasn't working as fast. When I got down from the theater, I was almost in near screaming condition from the horrendous pain. Quickly Emil and some mall attendants got me a wheel chair for I could hardly walk a step, but alas, I couldn't even sit down on the wheelchair. The pain was too much. When I was able to, I was all hoping the pain pill I took would work some miracle quickly, but it did not hurriedly do so, so Emil, Lucas and Sue rushed me to Cardinal Santos emergency center instead. When we reached the hospital, I was still in much pain. A doctor was quickly called to attend to me. I was given another kind of pain pill, and this time it seemed to be working. I had blood test, urine test and several X-rays done. Now, while doing all the tests, I starting passing out my stomach air. I was feeling much better already. The good news was, the X-rays did not show any cracks or fractures. I had urinary track infection they found out, but I didn't need to be confined. Thank God! Oh, I was so happy to get home. ( to be continued)
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February 9 - Lucas called up his brother mason and friend and spare parts dealer Mr. Jessy Young for help. Since our driver was still sick, we were in dire need to borrow a car and driver from him. Thank God, Jessy Young was very accommodating. His driver and car came to pick us up to go to Cardinal Santos Hospital to get my Asianlife Insurance card which I left the night before at the Cardinal Santos emergency center. The insurance card of Emil sure came in handy. I used it to pay for my emergency medical expenses last night. We also proceeded to visit Lucas neurologist and bought medicine at Mercury Drug.
February 10 - despite the lingering soreness on my right buttocks, I went with Lucas to Cardinal Santos Hospital again, for his hemorrhoid procedure. It was a quick out-patient ligation procedure. It was the waiting that took long.
February 12 - I went with Lucas for his derma follow-ups. We had been borrowing Jessy Young's car and driver for days. So grateful to him.
February 13 - Happily, Lucas and I came back home to Cotabato. ( to be continued in another blog )
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