Great tidings! 😃
Finally, I was able to discharge my wife Yeyette from Asian Hospital and Medical Center. I was so overjoyed I thought I was going to be hospitalized myself! 🤣
My wife being discharged from Asian Hospital and Medical Center. May we never come back to this elitist hospital ever again... unless we become sickly millionaires, hehehe!
We got out at past two AM on Saturday. Yeyette insisted that we shouldn't wait any further. She was sooooo fed up being there. I could only imagine.
Many thanks to all my dear friends, relatives, and Facebook followers. Because of your unfathomable concern and generosity, my family and I were able to raise more than ₱800,000 in just three weeks! The rest of the bill was shouldered by Senator Robin Padilla (through the assistance of the Department of Social Welfare and Development) through the mediation of his adviser, mi amigo querido Orion Pérez D. شكراً جزيلاً
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) also chipped in. No less than Ike Señeres himself (former chair of PCSO), through the mediation of his brother Rey Señeres, facilitated the processing of the medical assistance funds. I was so humbled and elated when they reached out to me instead of the other way around. ¡Muchas gracias, señores!
Days before that, I also got a guarantee letter from the office of Congresswoman Ann Matíbag through the unceasing efforts of Kaye Síbulo and my dear college friend Elizabeth Palmos de Dolor. I can never thank you ladies enough!
Special thanks to our Barrio Captain Diwa Tayao and to Fátima Castillo, our city's CSWD chair, who assisted me in the nick of time to correct a documentation error in the processing of my social case study which I was to present to DSWD. If not for their prompt assistance, my wife would have stayed an extra day at the hospital. ¡Mil gracias, amigas!
Through your help, we have finally overcome this seemingly impossible hurdle. We received so much support, with some even sending financial assistance twice! There was one CEO of a consultancy firm who sent in a fifth of the total bill (which amounted to more than a million), but she requested anonimity. There were others who were not able to send in monetary assistance due to their personal financial troubles, but at least they didn't fail to give me moral support with messages of hope and comfort. Many also tirelessly shared my posts and tagged social media influencers to help out.
And of course, your prayers. Prayers are powerful. None of this would have happened without them. Thank you for storming the heavens with your strong faith.
But my family's struggles are far from over because Yeyette's cancer is starting to spread. So here's what's going to happen next: she will be staying with her mom in Bacoor, Cavite for the rest of the month through April. Then on May, she will stay in Abra de Ilog, Mindoro Occidental, her nature-tinged hometown, to recover her strength which was ravished by multiple maladies (cardiac tamponade, acid reflux, weakened lungs, etc.). She is still weak and could barely walk on her own.
The patron saint of Abra de Ílog, by the way, is Saint Raphael the Archangel whose patronage is healing. It was also in Abra de Ílog where I stayed to recover my health after my prolonged hospitalization years ago.
Once Yeyette is strong enough, she will return home to us here in San Pedro Tunasán, La Laguna to prepare for another round of chemotherapy sessions, probably at the end of May or early June. The last time she had her chemotherapy was at the height of the pandemic. She had ten sessions. This time, she will only have six. Nevertheless, it will still be costly. No chemotherapy is cheap. That is why I will have to continue the fundraising.
I am glad this hospitalization nightmare is over. But it is a humbling experience. I learned so many things from it. It taught me to be more resilient, faithful, and prayerful. It weakened my spirit and exposed it to unseen negativites, but not my will to battle them all. And that in the hour of need, we were able to determine who really cares for us.
My wife and I are truly grateful. Hindí co na cayó cayang isá-isahín dahil sobrang dami ninyóng tumulong at nagdasál para sa amin. But please know that each and every one of you are in our hearts and minds. We have read all your comments and messages. We know who reacted to and shared our posts asking for help. We are also thankful to those who defended us from our detractors. That is why we are indebted to all of you forever.
¡Muchísimas gracias! ¡Les amamos muchísimo! ❤️❤️❤️
¡A Dios sea toda la gloria y la honra!
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