DUGO para kay TINO
it has really been a tiring week for me! we have just finallized our project for Ernesto Constantino, and now I can say,i can have a sound sleep from now on until friday, sept 15,before the big day on the 16th!personally, helping people is really not a big deal for me.ive been through these times and the feeling is really worth. tho most are fund raising events. minor and major climbs normally.
this time, the idea is not to raise fund for a friend. the goal is more than getting financial assistance, and it's something different, for most of us. it in a form of donation...of BLOOD!!!!
the idea came out because the patient keeps calling me in the office. telling me his present condition and how much he really needs help to sustain his dialysis treatment.
Tino or tito tino, that's how most of us call him, was diagnosed with kidney failure. this gives him a hard time excreting liquid wastes. its now hard for him to urinate. one reason why his tummy bloat almost 80 cm. since the kidney's no longer functioning, the liquid wastes are stocked in his tummy, so as the juices secreted from the food he take.
the sole treatment for this, is for Tino to undergo a life time dialysis, to clean his blood. its only through the treatment he can eliminate the waste from his body, letting his affected blood out for straining, then in, once the blood is cleaned.
its really hard to see a friend suffering from this ailment and hearing some say, that living longer is not a possibility anymore. it's really hard especially from my end, since i most of the time talk to him, and he's really one hella funny guy!
it even made me eager to push with the project when i visited tino and saw his condition. i tried hard not to show any pity or sadness. i made him laugh and his mother, on non sense jokes, just to see him smile, even knowing how painful it was for him. early that day, he just had his dialysis treatment for 4 hrs. in a week, he's required to be treated twice, and he's been telling me before how painful it was. tho it really makes him feel better after every treatment.
to make the project complete, i coordinated with Phil Natl Red Cross for assistance, and so timing, God really made this possible, because we have a friend working there who willingly assisted us and set a special schedule for the blood letting project. and of course, through the help of all our sooooooo kind friends who willingly helped and made the event possible.i did mass mailing and texting to inform friends about the project, even long lost friends, and i'm really so thankful receiving positive responses from them, for possible donors and from those who helped financially to complete this. thanks, guys! special thanks for mami lei anfd eric-anjo! thanks for the lunch!!!!!!
with this post is a picture taken 3 years ago, when we spent holidays in sagada with other friends. i encircled tino here so you can also meet him. he really looks healthy here and i really can't imagine these things happened to him now. from that healthy shape, he now only weighs 47.5 kilos....and really looked so pale.
well, tito tino.....no words can explain how i treasure our friendship. your "kakulitan" and the head aches you gave us, added spice to our friendship.
i just want you to be happy, keep holding on. don't lose hope, and be strong. i know this is just a simple project, but i do hope that this simple thing will help you a lot. i just pray to God that he'll help you get out of this and get back to your healthy shape. lesson learned, faults forgiven. just be thankful for the life God has granted us.
Stay strong, man! We'll see you on Sept 16. this project is really for you..!
For higher mountains to climb. Live...Love....Learn....Leave a legacy....
this time, the idea is not to raise fund for a friend. the goal is more than getting financial assistance, and it's something different, for most of us. it in a form of donation...of BLOOD!!!!
the idea came out because the patient keeps calling me in the office. telling me his present condition and how much he really needs help to sustain his dialysis treatment.
Tino or tito tino, that's how most of us call him, was diagnosed with kidney failure. this gives him a hard time excreting liquid wastes. its now hard for him to urinate. one reason why his tummy bloat almost 80 cm. since the kidney's no longer functioning, the liquid wastes are stocked in his tummy, so as the juices secreted from the food he take.
the sole treatment for this, is for Tino to undergo a life time dialysis, to clean his blood. its only through the treatment he can eliminate the waste from his body, letting his affected blood out for straining, then in, once the blood is cleaned.
its really hard to see a friend suffering from this ailment and hearing some say, that living longer is not a possibility anymore. it's really hard especially from my end, since i most of the time talk to him, and he's really one hella funny guy!
it even made me eager to push with the project when i visited tino and saw his condition. i tried hard not to show any pity or sadness. i made him laugh and his mother, on non sense jokes, just to see him smile, even knowing how painful it was for him. early that day, he just had his dialysis treatment for 4 hrs. in a week, he's required to be treated twice, and he's been telling me before how painful it was. tho it really makes him feel better after every treatment.
to make the project complete, i coordinated with Phil Natl Red Cross for assistance, and so timing, God really made this possible, because we have a friend working there who willingly assisted us and set a special schedule for the blood letting project. and of course, through the help of all our sooooooo kind friends who willingly helped and made the event possible.i did mass mailing and texting to inform friends about the project, even long lost friends, and i'm really so thankful receiving positive responses from them, for possible donors and from those who helped financially to complete this. thanks, guys! special thanks for mami lei anfd eric-anjo! thanks for the lunch!!!!!!
with this post is a picture taken 3 years ago, when we spent holidays in sagada with other friends. i encircled tino here so you can also meet him. he really looks healthy here and i really can't imagine these things happened to him now. from that healthy shape, he now only weighs 47.5 kilos....and really looked so pale.
well, tito tino.....no words can explain how i treasure our friendship. your "kakulitan" and the head aches you gave us, added spice to our friendship.
i just want you to be happy, keep holding on. don't lose hope, and be strong. i know this is just a simple project, but i do hope that this simple thing will help you a lot. i just pray to God that he'll help you get out of this and get back to your healthy shape. lesson learned, faults forgiven. just be thankful for the life God has granted us.
Stay strong, man! We'll see you on Sept 16. this project is really for you..!
For higher mountains to climb. Live...Love....Learn....Leave a legacy....
posted by ma-ann @ 8:48 PM
4 Comments:
so how's the project?
online ka naman ng makapagkwentuhan tayo!
musta na si tito tino?
ello! ok naman, almost 20 bags nakuha natin. masaya, magulo, nakakapagod, pero worth naman.
c tino, as usual, ganun pa rin, pale, and makikita mo tlagang he's in pain, kahit kakadialysis lang nya nun. good din ung project kc may mga nagbigay ng help kay tino financially.
how did it go? hope you were able to get the support and enough blood for tino.
HAI CRUISE!
thanks for bloggin'! well, the project was successful. we were able get more than 20 bags, mejo marami pang na decline nun, sayang nga. pero syempre, we do all hope, it can help a lot. kc its a lifetime treatment for tino, so ndi man maalis ung sakit nya, we're hoping it can help him a lot.
thru the proj, too, tino was able to get a lot of financial help. those who didn't gave blood, gave money na lang, so makakatulong din un for sure.
it was really tiring for me, as one of the organizers, and syempre, GRO, hehe..super entertain ang lola mo, at super assist sa mga RC staff, with odyssey along. haha!!! wla kc yaya, kaya kasama ko sya.
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