Hey there, friends! I really had a hard time to post consistently, but I'm so grateful tonight that I'm energetic. Time here in the Philippines is 10:23 in the evening. Usually, I drift off to bed around this time, but not tonight. I'm so happy to update about my life and I earn too honestly. How are you today?
About me, I accompanied my niece at the private hospital of Manuel J. Santos Hospital. It's an oldest private hospital here in Butuan. Even if it's private, they provide a free anti-rabbies vaccine. However, it's not easy to avail just because it's free. We need to do some paperworks in our government health insurance like Philhealth and social welfare like DSWD.
A pet puppy was biting my niece while they played. The puppy didn't have an anti-rabbies injection yet because it was as young as two months. Because of the threat that social media is spreading, my sister-in-law panicked. We immediately went to the hospital and asked if it's true that they have a free vaccine. Yes, it's true, but we need to fill in the queues and finish the paperworks before 4pm or else, the injection is postponed. It's an emergency though, but when we expect a free service from the government here, there are struggles that we need to be consider and our enemy is the time.
While waiting for the process, my niece was very hungry. She needed to eat before be injected because after the injection, there are her favorite foods that she couldn't eat. Eggs, salted fish, chicken, beans, noodles, chocolates and shrimp can trigger the allergic reaction of the vaccine in the system. Yet, my niece saw a lot of sweet foods at the hospital canteen that are good for snacks. She needed a sweet treat to calm her down and she liked it.
When it was time to have an injection, my niece was scared a lot. To calm her more, I was patting her back and hugged tightly. She wanted to see me by her side when the nurse injects her shoulders. The first procedure is an anti-tetanous treatment. The nurse promised to give her 100 pesos if she stops crying. They're friendly, hospitable and beautiful.
Here you go...this is after her injection. She was calmed when she closed her eyes while I pat here bsck. She didn't wanna see the long
needle.Even me, I was really scared of the long and big needle. However, my niece is so brave that is why she received 100 pesos from a nurse. The nurses said that my niece should be vaccinated 4x, that means, we needed to come back on that day they scheduled. It we couldn't do it, the vaccine in the body is no longer effective.
Anyway, that's up for now. Today was a busy day. Goodnight!