Doc Shing

Simula na naman ng linggo.
Patuloy ang pagsisipag na may dignidad at delikadeza.
Magbaon ng maraming pasensya at panatiliin ang matatag na kalooban pati na ang pusong puno pa rin ng pasasalamat sa kabila ng maraming pagsubok sa buhay.

Sa mga magsisimula pa lang sa kanilang Treatment Journey para sa cancer, tandaan - kaya mo ‘yan.

Tiwala lang sa sarili, sa kapamilya at mahal mo sa buhay na handang gabayan ka sa laban mong ito, ay higit sa lahat, tiwala sa Panginoon.

May ginawa akong starter kit para sa ating mga NEWBIE WARRIORS. Sa mga NOT-SO-NEWBIE at mga kapamilya din ng ating WARRIORS, feel free to share sa comments.

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Hi, mga Ka-Shing!
How’s your weekend so far?
Ako duty pa rin.
Para sa ekonomiya 😂

Good morning!
TARA, KAIN?
Hindi lang muna kasali ang mga may hypertension 😅😂

In my pajamas na po. 😅
Goodnight, everyone!
May we all have a peaceful and restful evening!

ISANG ARAW SA CLINIC… (ONE DAY AT THE CLINIC…)

I remember this particular patient of mine. He is a senior gentleman with prostate cancer.

One day, he came to see me. When it was his turn, he entered the clinic, and I saw that he was walking with the aid of a walker. I looked at him as he slowly made his way to me, and to my surprise, he shouted with sheer joy and excitement:

“Dr. Campomanes, I’M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU!”

What I felt at that moment was indescribable. I was caught off guard. What he did was a pleasant surprise in the middle of an otherwise ordinary busy day at the clinic.

It was a pleasant surprise, yes I know I am being redundant but it was much like for me, discovering that the macaroni salad I ordered doesn’t have raisins in it. 😂 (I have somehow outgrown my love for raisins, along the way.)

Unexpected. Simple. But somehow, it makes your day a little better.

I knew that greeting was genuine. It came from the heart.

Here was this man who by chance found his way to me and became my patient.

Every time he comes to see me, I know I am also a blatant reminder of the fact that he is living with a chronic illness, undergoing treatment, and facing something that no one would ever choose for themselves.

And yet, there he was…happy to see his doctor. 🥹

There was a time, he came to the clinic the day after my birthday—not to seek a consultation, but simply to give me some bread as a birthday gift. 🥹

And another time, he told me that he didn’t want any other doctor to see him. In his words, he said, “Only Dr. Campomanes.”

I thought perhaps, in my own little way, I had touched his life beyond simply treating his cancer - and that to me as a doctor, gives a different kind of fulfillment. It fuels me, like the way gasoline (or electricity) powers up a vehicle.

Tatay’s or Sir’s words and thoughtful gesture stayed with me - continues to stay with me until now - even when he already moved on to the next life. No more pain, ‘tay, rest in God’s eternal peace and embrace.

ISANG ARAW SA CLINIC…

Kausap ko ang isang mag-ina, pasyente ang nanay at sinamahan sya ng kanyang anak na babae.
Pinag-usapan namin ang plano namin sa kanyang gamutan - anong gamot, ano ang mga side effects nito, gaano katagal ang gamutan, at kung kailan ang schedule nya.

Patapos na ang aming diskusyon, nang may sinabi ang pasyente sa akin, dahilan kung bakit ako natigilan. Sabi ni Mother, “Doc, salamat po. Magpapagamot po talaga ako kasi gusto ko pang makita ang apo ko sa kanya,” sabay tingin sa kanyang anak. 🥹

Hindi ko na maalala ang sagot ko noon sa kanyang pahayag, pero mas naalala ko kung ano ang na-realize ko sa encounter na iyon - na bawat pasyente ay may kanya-kanyang dahilan o hugot kung bakit pilit nilang nilalabanan ang kanilang sakit (cancer man o hindi), pero ang puno’t dulo ng lahat ay para sa PAMILYA at MAHAL SA BUHAY pa rin. ❤️