Patient of the Month

KIRSTIE IS HOME! Round 1 is over. On March 19, Kirstie had the first of two operations for her legs. The doctors at PGH Plastic Surgery Dept. did a skin-grafting procedure for the open wound on her left leg. One of the surgeons, Dr. Love Gumasing, said that the operation [...]

Back in May, we featured 15 year-old Shiela who had Ameloblastoma and went through a much-needed operation to remove the mass on her lower right jaw at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila. The operation was a success and Shiela’s condition started to get better. Just recently in November, Shiela’s [...]

Christopher Jr. is a 9 year-old boy from Singalong, Manila who got diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (Juvenile Diabetes) when he was 5 years old. His parents, Christopher and Mabel, both security guards, have been putting all their resources together as well as knocking on doors for the last [...]

Czeska is a 2 year-old girl from Batangas who was rushed to the Hospital of the Infant Jesus in Manila on June 29 due to Dengue Hemorrhage Fever Grade II (fever, flushes + bleeding). While confined at the local hospital in Batangas, she needed to be immediately transported to Manila [...]

Mang Jimmy is a 41 year-old gardener at San Pedro, Laguna who lost his balance going down backyard stairs while carrying some wood, causing him to fracture his right arm. He was then rushed to Philippine General Hospital (PGH) where he was given first aid by putting a plaster cast [...]