Jeveelyn O. Calagno posing, as she waits for her turn at the Orthopedic Center in Manila.
Jeveelyn is patient #271 of the day.
Pedro, Valeria and Jeveelyn waiting at the hospital for 5 hours before seeing the doctor.
Valeria making an appointment for Jeveelyn's X-rays. She will need to return to Manila in one week.
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The kids enjoying their last day together at the Resort. (R to L) Jendy, Jeveelyn, unknown, Pedro, Junardo, Marcello, Jelly and Jose.
Tonight, we will be spending a night in Manila.
c Specialist here in the capital. It wasn't until around 2:00 pm that we arrived in the city, however between then and getting to the hospital, we went to the sister's house of Valeria's neighbor and had dinner while waiting for a private vehicle to take us to the hospital. Though we were familiar with the very relaxed culture here around time, and the desire to entertain and feed, Pedro and I found it frustrating that there was a spoken urgency about having Jeevelyn see the doctor, however the actions of "taking a rest" and dining didn't correlate.
We ended up arriving at the hospital at 5:50 pm this evening, and when we finally got all of our paperwork together, the guard said "bukas" - which means "tomorrow." It also means spending another day in Manila; it means another day spent away from the rest of the siblings; and it means disappointing the family because we promised the kids a day at the beach. We still may take them on Wednesday, but we are finding it most difficult because these are our final days with Pedro's family.
Cock fight
