Doc Mimay Notes

While having my break, i decided to sit at one of the benches of the park near the hospital (where i am working) with my soda crackers trying to catch a breath of fresh air. There i saw an old man with an old woman. From my view, i can see that he is patiently taking care of her, giving her food, asking what she needs and all. I decided to come closer, sit at the bench where i can observe them closely. the sight of long and lasting love makes me wonder if true love that can endure the challenges of time really exists. Coming close, hearing better, I realise that love knows no boundaries, and it is not something that can be tested through distance and time but rather a love that can last a lifetime.

i was sorting some old stuff in my room, when i came across a folded 2 piece yellowish old bond paper, a photocopy of an article from signs of the times way back 2001. it was the same article na na-touched ako years ago, kayo pinaphotocopy ko. i knew there was something important with this that i kept it for a very long time... i read it again... and i cried.. and it seems like i am reading it for the first time again.

while browsing thru Facebook.. i stumbled upon this article, shared by 2 of my Facebook friends from theprayingwoman.com i clicked the link and started reading... next thing i know am already crying....

A test of FAITH Today marked the 2 nd day that I am not required to open and read these numerous books and handouts I can now only see afar. The time 1 wouldn’t be guilty if ever I will end up with longer hours of sleep (than what I am supposed to). Because for the 1 st time, I don’t have an idea of what am I going to do next. The very same day, I was having tremors as I opened the PRC website, having mixed emotions on what am I gonna see… WHERE IT ALL STARTED? Why I wanted to become a doctor.

You’ve been my seatmate almost my entire medschool, about 74.98% of the time. You have been my friend since then. But this past 4 months was what a hell-of-a-ride with you. You were my friend then, and I know, you are still now but much closer—with additional pinch of trust, seasoned with belongingness. The dreaded fight becomes a lot easier when you have someone fighting with you.

Minsan, sabi nila, “You are blessed with the opportunity of not knowing it all”, sabi naman ng iba, “there’s nothing to be worried about, There is no fear, in not knowing”.   But that isn’t my case, I wish I can remember less, I wish I see less, hear few—I wish I haven’t seen them at all. But no! God has given me the gift of hyperthymism. Gift? Or a curse I am bound to live with for the rest of my life.

“For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16 I was in a virtual biochemistry class with the famous medicine professor, now a neurosurgeon  Ronie Baticulon MD. A neurosurgeon who teaches Biochemistry in Several medical schools too. (Too much with introduction, am just overwhelmed I was able to sit in his class). Well, moving on, I was in his class and he was teaching enzyme kinetics when he told us about the three sad love stories in mathematics. Here it goes:

Alzheimer’s dse -also called senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT), primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer's type (PDDAT), or Alzheimer's—is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, and terminal disease was first described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist  Alois Alzheime r in 1906 and was named after him. Moving on… There is not even a single perfect human being who exists today. All of us fall short, all of us do have some bloopers in our lives that make it hard for us to move on and go forward. We tend to live our lives with the expectations of people around us that if we “accidentally” said something stupid, it will make us curl up and hide in our shell for some time and sometimes as we wish forever.