Medical News

Well as you might remember, a few weeks ago I switched to using voice input instead of typing, because I have been experiencing a lot of pain in my wrists.  Originally, I thought it was a carpal tunnel problem, or at least some kind of repetitive stress injury.  That’s why I changed over to doing [...]


Davao City 911 Center

Two weeks ago, I made a visit to the Davao City 911 Center with a group that I belong to called “Friends of Mindanao.”  The group visit to the 911 Center was arranged by my friend, Rick Bowden.  Rick is a neighbor or Mario Monsanto, who is the Chief Operating Officer of the Davao City [...]


Medical news in the Philippines

In recent weeks, there have been two big news stories in the Philippines related to the medical field.  Both of these are major stories, although for different reasons.
The first case, which has been public for a couple of weeks now involves a patient who had surgery at a Government operated hospital in Cebu, Vicente Sotto [...]


Witness to tragedy

I didn’t sleep well last night.
I was quite restless.
Couldn’t get something out of my mind as I laid in bed trying to get some rest.
Yesterday morning, some friends gathered here at the house to make an out of town trip.  We had all been invited to Father Franco’s house in Buda to share a lunch [...]


Take care of yourself!

Last night, while I was sleeping, I got a text from a friend.  I won’t name this person, but he is a regular visitor to the Philippines, and generally spends a few months here whenever he comes.  I guess he has only been here about 3 times or so, but since he stays for quite [...]

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