Doctors, we often forget, are human, too. Nurse Mavinelle “Mavs” Amoncio recalls the last days of Dr. Helen Tudtud in a heart-wrenching Facebook post. Last week, social media reeled from
Dr. Gay Marjorie Obrado has not seen her family in more than a week. Her only child, Kateri Vivienne, will turn 7 April 16. Yet, from the looks of it,
Three days after the Department of Health designated on March 20 the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) as one of three government hospitals to serve as centers for COVID-19
‘I have experienced both sides of the battle’ It’s scary to see a patient not being able to breathe, running out of air, to see a patient get worse in
On the first few days of the pandemic, I had a hard time managing my schedule. I would leave home early and come home at around 1 a.m. I was
So this is really war. Our generation has been spared the experience of air raid shelters, bombs, bayonets that our parents had in World War II, only to know that
Her bright and cheerful presence could fill an entire room. From her patients and their families, to her mentees, colleagues, friends and family—they all loved her. She was also one
The situation in hospitals nationwide is fraught with fear and anxiety. Despite this, medical professionals try their best to remain calm and optimistic. “You can feel that deep inside, everyone—from
A good doctor, a good Filipino and a good man. This was how friends and colleagues remembered Dr. Raul D. Jara, the cardiologist from the Philippine Heart Center who died
Dr. Marcelo “Mar” Jaochico died on March 24 after fighting COVID-19, but his daughter Cielo wants everyone to remember him as more than just a victim of the coronavirus. Because
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