by Kristia Solete | Dec 2, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
“I am not ashamed of doing everything for him since he can’t live without me,” said Dominga Martin, looking fondly at her son who was peacefully waiting for his new gift of mobility. Nanang Ingga, as she wanted to be called, is 79 years old; but despite her age, she...
by Kristia Solete | Nov 11, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
She has been crawling for 45 years. She was suddenly deprived of her mobility, so her husband and sons have been tending to her every need since. When Visitacion Batangan, now 65, gave birth to her first son, she felt a surging pain in the lower part of her body....
by Kristia Solete | Nov 5, 2021 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
“We should be careful. If we feel something, we shouldn’t ignore it. Ours started with a fever and we thought it was only triggered by the rainy season, until I felt difficulty in breathing. That’s the time, I went to see a doctor,” says Jocelyn while sharing her...
by Kristia Solete | Nov 2, 2021 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
How can you be able to raise your family if you yourself can’t stand on your own? This is the struggle that Manuel Barrion Jr., is facing after he suffered leg paralysis due to hypokalemia, a condition caused by low potassium in the blood. We met Manuel in Brgy....
by Kristia Solete | Sep 28, 2021 | Healthcare, Healthcare (Picture Gallery), Stories, Testimonies
Operation Blessing’s Life-Changing Surgery assists impoverished Filipino children and adults with debilitating medical conditions or injuries that can be corrected through surgery. This is how your support changed Rogelio’s life in 2021. In 2019, Rogelio...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 8, 2021 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
Lilia Balantes, a 76-year old widow from Barangay San Jose in Antipolo City, has been experiencing abdominal pains. She’s also been diagnosed with hypertension, treating this illness for 5 years now. In July 2020, she had herself checked at Antipolo Doctor’s Hospital...
