I wrote an article two weeks ago about these kids that came to our house. They live not too far from us. They just came by our house to asked to see if they could get some empty bottles from our garbage can. But my kids can’t resist on giving them food. My kids can tell that these kids have not eaten their breakfast yet. So they let them in and let them eat.
My kids and Arnie and Irish have been friends ever since. We kind of liked those girls too. They are well behave even with the life they have. I’m sure they were really having a hard time going around the neighborhood with empty stomachs. My kids invited them to come to the house everyday, that’s before the school started. But when the school started they’ve been coming here during weekends. My kids still continue on gathering all our empty bottles here at our house for them. Whenever they come here to our house Bob and I also spend time with them outside on our porch talking. Mostly after lunch. That’s also almost always the time that the ice cream man passes by our neighborhood. Not always we would buy ice cream. But with the girls at our house we gotta have that ice cream guy stop at our house. If you could see the faces of those girls when seeing the ice cream guy at our driveway “its totally priceless.” They really could not stop smiling. Even the ever reserved Arnie starts to talk and smiling.
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Last weekend the girls swung by at the house. We were with them at the porch. Bob was asking them if they had breakfast already. The little one said no and Arnie said yes. We knew that they did not have breakfast yet. We noticed that something was wrong with Arnie. My niece Bebe asked her what’s bothering her because she seems so quiet and not at ease. Bob was also asking her if there is something wrong, she said no, but I told Bob somethings off with her. Since our people were still preparing our breakfast, Bob told Jared to get some crackers and drink and to gave to them. Irish really did attack the crackers. While Arnie was just playing with it and just not in the mood to eat. Bob then asked Arnie what’s wrong? You are not hungry? Irish might eat that crackers of yours. She then gave a smile and said sje really had a bad toothache. Just then we realized that’s why shes quiet. I asked her when that toothache started, she said since yesterday. We all look in pain too for her. Bob asked if she could take some medication? You know the bigger kind, if she gag or something. She said she can take medication with no problem. Bob then asked me to called up our dentist that we know, and asked if it’s okay for Arnie to take the medication that we knew for toothache. When I called the dentist up, I told her whats going on. She said to bring the kids there and she will fix their teeth for free. I said then I will get a hold of the parents first before giving her medication or bringing her to the dentist. She said okay then and just let her know when we bring the kids to her office.
We sent my niece Glenda to the parents house to get a hold of the father of those kids so that we could get some consent from him for the kids to be brought to the dentist and the kids taking some tooth medication. Glenda went to the house of those kids and found out the dad was not home. He was going around somewhere gathering empty bottles too. The kids are not sure where. Arnie told us that she knows where her mother works and she could guide us to go there. That’s what we did. We did find the mom and we let her sign some papers stating that she allowed us to take the kids to the dentist and that the kids can take some tooth medication.
It was really nice of Dr. Lourdes to attend to the kids. As soon as she saw the kids at her office she immediately took care of them. The teeth of Arnie were really in bad shape. Because of the infection, Dr. Lourdes said that she will gave some medication first for the infection and Arnie will just come back in a few days for the extraction. while she took care for Irish’ teeth with filling. Irish teeth were not as bad at Arnie. Dr. Lourdes also gave some money for the girls for ice cream and their money for school (baon). Yesterday, we brought the girls back at Dr. Lourdes office. She took care of Arnie’s extraction and cleaned the teeth of Irish. We could tell that Arnie’s feeling better. She was really enjoyed playing at the house yesterday with our kids. My niece Bebe took care of cutting the hair of the girls and cleaning them. With the consent of the mother of course.
To you Dr. Lourdes, I can’t thank you enough. I am so grateful to you. You also had a big heart for the less fortunate people. Bless your heart. I’m pretty sure Arnie and Irish were so thankful that you gave them their happiness again. They are not going to be in pain for a long time. Thanks to you.
A few LiP readers unexpectedly sent some money to help the girls after my last article. Thank you so much for your help. We really appreciated so much, and you can bet that Arnie and Irish do too!
I’m so glad that you and your family are helping these kids out! A wonderful example for all to follow! Please pass on my regards to Feyma and your family. Again, such a blessed thing you all are doing!
Hi Feyma,
It goes to show what some kindness and attention can do for these young children. There are chances for these kinds of things to happen every day. It only takes kind people to notice and take some action. You and Bob and your children are always tuned in to those around you, and react often to make a difference.
Dr. Lourdes is very kind too—this isn’t the first time that she’s helped a child as a patient, as you’ve told us in other posts.
Large-scale acts of generosity are always helpful, but even small attentive things done for those around you can make a difference, and make the giver feel as good as the receiver. New friends in the process!
Hi queeniebee- Thank you so much Queeniebee for the nice words. I’m so happy to see that my kids also have the heart for the less fortunate people. Really I’m hoping that my kids will continue on helping the needy one even the time that Bob and I will not be around anymore.
I’m also hoping and praying to have more Dr. Lourdes in this world. She really is a nice lady with a big heart too.
Thank you again for the nice comment. I really appreciate very much.
That’s just awesome Bob! You and your family are really doing a nice thing helping these little girls have food to eat and dental care!
Thank you David. Helping the kids is a pleasure for us, and we enjoy seeing them blossom!
Thank you Jerry. We really appreciate it a lot!
Very nice. 🙂 Helping over there is allot easier & much more rewarding than doing the same in good Ole USA
Thanks, Dogglast.
Good warm feeling article
Thank you so much Lenny.
Have a nice day!
God bless you and Bob for your generosity. The world needs more people who care and tack action.
Hi Christopher – Thank you very much for the nice thoughts.
Have a great day!
HI Feyma, thanks for the update about the children…. really is a great start to my morning to read about the kindness by you and your dentist 🙂
Keep on doing what you’re doing 🙂 🙂
Hi gerry – Glad to give you guys some update with the girls. I felt like sharing with you all about them and the good thing that happened to them with the help of the dentist and the Lip readers.
Thank you for stopping by here and the nice comment!
Mrs Feyma,
Thanks so much for all that you and Dr. Loudes have done for those cute little girls. I know its really appreciated by them and there family. Thanks again for the update.
Hi Papa Duck – Thank you so much for appreciating our efforts to help out here.
Always good to see you here. Have a good day!
Hi Feyma. Lovely news about the girls, and again thanks to you, Bob and the dentist, also your lovely family. Toothache is horrible as we all know. God Bless.
Hi marjorie – Thank you so much. I know what you mean about the toothache. We felt for Arnie that day.
Good to see you here always. Have a pleasant day!
Hi Feyma
God bless your family for what you have done and will do in the future. In the street where I live I have become the Doctor. I am a Pharmacist from New Zealand and every time I go home I bring back a lot of medicines so I can help the people where I live. It makes me feel like I am doing something good for one of the few times in my life.
Have a good day.
Hi Murray – I appreciate what you said. Really good to hear too that you are helping out in your neighborhood. I’m sure lots of less fortunate people will appreciate your help.
Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a nice day!
What a wonderful thing you and you family have done and Dr. Loudes as well. The smile of your neighborhood friends in the pics illustrate how something like this can be so worthwhile. Although there may have been some cost involved, the Smiles showing the result are priceless !
Hi Bob New York – I won’t disagree with you. Thank you for the wonderful comment. We really appreciate that very much.
Have a good day and God bless!
Feyma you bring a tear to my eye again, lol. Very kind of you, Bob and Dr. Lourdes, too.
P.S. Does she make house calls? I hate going to the dentist! jk 😉
Hi Mark G. – Thank you. I’m glad that it’s a tear of joy you had. Happiness for the girls for sure. Ha ha ha… Sorry she doesn’t do house calls. 🙂
I appreciate your nice comment. Have a good day!
God’s blessings to you, Bob, and Dr. Lourdes. You are truly wonderful people and such good examples to your children and it shows by the kindness and care they have for the other kids. This world needs more more people like you.
Bob, Feyma and Children:
Your kindness will be remember by these kids and there parents when they grow up. It’s just show that for e few hundred pesos, can make difference in the outlook of these family. Rich folks in the Philippines should take notice and not look at poor people with disdain and treat the poor with dignity and offer help.
Thanks Martin family, you should be nominated for a Humanitarian Award for Davao area if not Mindanao
Thanks
Mars
Or the entire world hehehe
i am sad i did not read this article when it came out. i was having pain in my back and leg for two weeks and it hurt to sit at the computer and no fun anyway because i could only think of the pain in my leg. so i feel for the little girl with her toothache. always i think of the people in the philippines that do without so much. they are the true heros in my life beause they still keep happy even though they have to endure so much hardship. everytime i see how wasteful people are in america, i think of those people in RP who would love to have what they just threw away. I have a fairly large collection of small toys, school supplies, kids clothes and other things i plan to pack in the boxes with our household and personal things we will be shipping to the RP when we relocate there soon. I can hardly wait to be able to give them to kids like these precious little girls. i have birthday gifts for all the kids in my new neighborhood. thanks for helping this family and it is so good you have such a caring and generous dentist.