Medical Mission 2011

In the celebration of 113th Philippines Independence Day worldwide. The Filipino community in Jordan gathered together to celebrate the freedom of our country with a short program, singing contest, folk dances and followed by a lunch. The Filipino migrant’s workers here in Jordan joined hand to provide free different services, organized by Polo Owwa.

In  Medical fields, nurses provided a free medical assistance by checking blood pressure, checking blood sugar, assisting their complaints and taught them a proper lifestyle for those who have had  hypertension, diabetes patient, body pain and some health problems according to the weather changes.

Providing free services with  fellow Filipino is unique accomplishment in our profession.It is not about our job,it is not only our passion, its about helping people without asking in return.Here are some photos during the medical mission.

Ms.Joanne Ramos of Arab Medical Center.

                                                     

Dental Service 

Volunteer Nurses 

free medications and vitamins for our fellow kababayan.

Thank you for the time and effort that you contributed in the success of medical mission.

                           

-- JOURNEY by: Ms. Pinky Cuaton of Speciality Hospital

It's been 4 months now since I left home.How time really flies. Hi,  I'm Pinkoie, the youngest among seven siblings, the "baby" of the family:-).  Leaving was never easy. It really crushed my heart. When my mama, kuya and ate sent me off at the Airport's departure area, I can't help but cry in silence as I embraced and kissed them. I turned my back then, walked my way towards the exit gate with tears falling down from my eyes:-(. Inside the plane, I just covered my face with my coat for the other passengers not to noticed me crying:-( hehehe.. I told my self,  " THIS IS IT"! I have to have a backbone! 
Who would have thought I'll be destined here in the Holy Land. I'm very thankful to God for this opportunity. As the saying goes " No Pain, No Gain"..Indeed, it is true. I gained this opportunity, yet,the price I have to pay is the pain of being away from my family especially to my One and Only Mama whom I considered my Bestfriend, My Queen, My Baby,My All and My Everything. It was never easy. In the middle of the night I kept on calling my mama  just to hear her voice and let her know that I'm missing her badly and that I love her so so so much. I'm grateful that i have a new found friends here. We laughed and consoled each other. But most of the time when we're alone in our beds, we cried ourselves to sleep.It was really never easy. Everyday, As I wake up, I say a prayer first..then, I have to feel good and condition myself for the duty ahead. I do wash my own clothes, iron them, clean my room, do the groceries and cook my own food. Sometimes, when I'm so tired from duty, I would just resort to milk then go to sleep. Doing things on my own way wasn't that hard for me. Way back before, my mama already trained me how to do household chores, that's why I'm already  used to it and I thank her for that:-)
New Environment, New colleagues. Everyday, there are a lot of  critical patients , seeing dying patients who wished to live more, relatives who cried in pain over the death of their loved ones in life." CODE BLUE ICU-CCU",gives me goose bumps ... Emergency cart being pulled, CPR being done, Defibrillation an Intubation being done and the like just to revert the patient. Seeing and experiencing matter of  life and death instances  made me more realize that our life here on earth are just temporary and we have to make the most out of it.  Everything can happen in just a snap of a finger. They say "Nurses are angels in the sick room" Truly, we are.  For me, Nursing other people is a noble job. Being a nurse takes a lot of courage, determination and dedication. Sometimes, you can't eat, seat and  rest just to attend the needs of your patients.  Some of the  patients and relatives were nice and kind, some are nagging and demanding, some are appreciative, some are not. But still we have to remain gentle yet tough for the interest of  the patient.
From my career path, let's shift to my love life.hehehe... I loved and got hurt. All the while, I thought it's for real, unconditional and for keeps but I was wrong, very wrong:-(  My break up made me realized  that , " Love can never be measured on how long you've been together. Instead,it will be based on how you TRUST, RESPECT, VALUE and ACCEPT each other. I know in God's time,He will give me the man that I deserved.In this journey to the unknown, all I can pray is that " Lord, be my guide".
Soar High Pinkoie!                                                                                                                                   Dare to Dream and Make it Come True:-)