I have been a volunteer nurse for quite sometime now in our local health center. Mahirap kasing humanap ng trabaho ngayon. Right now, we've been busy with the Measles Mop-up Program wherin we distribute anti-measles vaccine shots to every school from pre-school to high school.
Madali lang naman ang trabaho kaya lang may mga instances na hindi nag-cocooperate ang m ga bata. Sometimes we have to wrestle with these kids just to get it done. Mean na kung mean.
Every school that we go in, we were welcomed with some fear and anxiety. And so it has been a routine to introduce ourselves, educate these pupils, and tell them to be ready. Thank God i don't have to do it, it's always been delegated to the midwife or the head of our team.
There is this excerpt her script has always caught my attention.
"
Ang hindi magpapainjection, bading.... "
This predictably insulting phrase has been around for centuries even before the time I was born.
And the more i hear this, the more it creates a tunnel connecting my ears letting it pass through.
I don't blame the person who blurted it out for I know we're in this gender-role bounded society.
It's just so sad that we have been an image of cowardice and a subject of ridicule.
When would this scenario end? Only time could tell...
Pinatay ko ang salarin. Patawad animal enthusiasts, i thought i overpowered justice.
At this stage, naghilom na ang sugat. See that dark spot on the upper corner. Ang kati!!!
Naawa ako. Kaya binigyan ko sya ng lamay. May pupunta kaya?
...syempre may libing.
