by Kristia Solete | May 11, 2015 | Healthcare, Stories
Written By Bryan P. Arquiza, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines “You are truly God’s blessing to us!” These were the words uttered by Sally Castro, 64 years old, an adoptive mother to her two grandchildren, when she saw the brand new wheelchair...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 30, 2015 | Healthcare, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronnicque Cadiz, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines Nothing hurts more for a mother than hearing that her son will only live to the age of 21. You can only imagine the fear on 44-year-old Lorna Apolinar’s face upon hearing this heartbreaking...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 22, 2015 | Healthcare, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronnicque Cadiz, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines When an Operation Blessing team visited most of the far-flung areas of the municipality of San Luis in Batangas to scout for possible wheelchair beneficiaries, they found him lying half-naked...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 15, 2015 | Healthcare, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronniqcue Cadiz, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines Deon Manuel Glumalid, 9, has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, the most common type of arthritis in children under the age of 17. When he was younger, he experiences its symptoms for only a few...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 13, 2015 | Healthcare, Stories
Written By Neyzielle Ronnicque Cadiz, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines “Naiinggit ako sa mga nakikita kong bata sa TV, na kahit may kapansanan, nakakapag-aral. Bakit ako, hindi? (I envy children like me I see on TV. They can go to school and study even if they...
by Kristia Solete | Mar 17, 2015 | Healthcare, Stories
Written By Astrid Raisa Subingsubing, Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines She dreams of being a stewardess when she grows up. “Kahit sa ospital, eroplano iniisip niya, (Even when she was hospitalized, she dreamt of being on an airplane,)” said her mother, Mercy...
