we all take differents paths in life,
but no matter where we go,
we always take a little of each other everywhere....
Monday, December 29, 2008
4:01 AM
The business of saving lives is to not make it a business. That's how it should go as far as I know but I guess I'm mistaken.
Two days after Christmas, someone came to our house. He was looking for my mom and dad though my parents can't recognize him. so I stepped out and knew right away who he is. He was one of our carpenters back then when we had the house renovated several years ago. It's been ages since we last saw him and he has aged a lot already.
We were absolutely clueless as to why he suddenly decided to pay us a visit. upon stepping inside, he told my dad right away that his daughter is ill in the hospital with Dengue (well you know dengue can be fatal) and is in urgent need of blood transfusion. unfortunately, mr. carpenter do not have P1,500 for it.
His daughter was hours away from death. the doctor already gave an ultimatum. yes, you guessed it he took the slim chance of going all the way from San Lazaro hospital, situated somewhere in Manila, to our "far-off" place here in Caloocan just to see if he can ask for any amount of money for his daughter's blood transfusion.
How he reacted upon getting hand of the bill was worth too many words. according to him the doctor said the transfusion should be done by 3 p.m., when he came to our house it was already 5 in the afternoon which makes me wonder how long have he been going from one house to another just to get the needed amount.
it was heartbreakingly sad but all we can do is hope and pray that he gets there on time. he hurried off, walking briskly almost like running.
what pissed me was the idea that the doctor, or the hospital in general, would guilt-free let one life pass just for a measly P1,500 that is most likely just a very small percent of their salary or profit or whatsoever! could they just get over with the transfusion and worry about the payment afterward? or they are just thrilled by the fact that some people are near breaking down with the thought of being responsible for the life and death situation of somebody?
that's heartless of them. to save lives is their core principle! unfortunately, money is making the world go round when it should have been love (err that didn't come from me , the Powerpuff girls said so)
think happy thoughts!
The girl
full name: Christine Joyce Placino
age: 18 yrs. old! woohoo!
birthday: April 23, 1989
one weird thing about me is: i talk a lot..i mean really..
"it doesn't hurt to be optimistic, you can always cry later" - nope, not my principle..
"it doesn't hurt to be a pessimist, at least you won't cry later" - yep, that's better
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wants..
ice cream!
I.S.W.A.K VCD
dulce de leche cake! miss that
more of my korean crushes
good grades...waah
go swimming!
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