Medical Musings
September 20th, 2006 by Mariel ChuaPosted in Life at Cosmo |
I have a love/hate relationship with St. Luke’s hospital. Love, because there my dad’s life was saved from a life-threatening heart attack and stroke; and I’m sure every person’s loved one, at least in Manila, has benefited from the center’s medical expertise: from oncology, physical therapy, obstetrics, orthopedics, and so on.
Hate, because despite the well-stocked cafeteria filled with a variety of magazines (mostly foreign editions), a huge assortment of beverages (Lemonada, regular and diet soda, purified water, distilled water, mineral water), and scrumptious dessert options (as of yesterday: Sans Rival, Triple Chocolate, Nestle’s Crunch, Toblerone, and Kahlua Mousse cakes, on top of the mainstay Oatmeal Chocolate Chip and Revel bars), each trip still signals fear and anxiety—of losing a loved one, worrying about another person’s health and well being, or both.
Hate, because parking there is a b*tch: Choose from 1) the multilevel parking that is always multi-full; 2) the open parking that requires a 10 to 15 to 20 minute wait at any given time; 3) the basement parking of Burger King a block away, if you ignore the two-hour limit and receipt requirement; 4) a nearby columbary if you manage to sneak in your car and morbidly pretend to have business going there.
Hate, because one of my boyfriend’s best friends, Donna Molina, is there to have a brain tumor treated, and as I’m writing this, is in the ICU now, temporarily asleep (please Lord), despite being ‘normal’ and chatty last night when we visited.
But then again, Love, because despite the hospital’s reputation for charging an arm and a leg for just about anything and especially anything; despite these fears and risks and emotional challenges we all face with every trip, St. Lukes is still a well-equipped medical hub that manages to provide expert care, and if not half the time, save lives. My dad’s therapists are friendly, dedicated, and nice; the girl at the blood bank is cheerful and good-natured; and fine—the people in the cafeteria aren’t masungit (they let me stand there and look and text and take forever to buy anything).
I am just fervently hoping that my opinion will later on lean towards Love, when I hear that Donna has recovered from this horrible threat to her sweet, sweet life.


hi!
ur friend’s good hands (of course w/ the help of our Almighty) at SLMC.My mom was treated & successfully operated on having a brain tumor last Nov ‘04.They have the best surgeons & facilities.. wala kaming masabi..Whose the neuro surgeon of your bf’s best friend? If he’s Dr. Mariano… the best..super galing & bait nya. He’s the Head of the Neuro Surgery of SLMC.
Thanks!
Hi Russ! Thank you so much for the encouraging words, I just read your comment now :) How nice :) Godbless!
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