My Childhood Life as Cancer Survivor: The attack

Matagal na akong naging bata pero nasa isipan ko pa rin ang nangyayari noon.Ang pagkakaalam ko lang,kakaiba ang pagiging bata ko noon kung ihambing sa aking mga kapatid.Kulang na lang tawagan akong SPECIAL CHILD pero iba ang kahulugan noon.Pero talagang sakitin ako noong bata.I lived and grew up in Nuling Lebak Sultan Kudarat,Southern part of Philippines.

Our antique House in Nuling Lebak,SK,Philippines

I was in grade 1 in Nuling Elementary School, when Leukemia striked me.I could still remember ano ang scenario noon. That was Saturday afternoon when I and Romy Ramos,my childhood bestfried,went to our farm to catch some birds.For short,nanirador kami ni Romy sa uma.As kids, we love hunting  birds in the farm.

There was a big tree in Nuling,tapad sa balay ni uncle Saro Ogatis.We saw the birds' nest in that tree.But we were afraid since such big tree was known as Bahay ng mga Dewende(house of dwarfs).May nagpapakitang dewende daw sa malaking puno na iyon.Pero dahil matigas ang aming ulo,(remember,matigas ang ulo).Pinaki-alaman namin ang pugad.Sad to say,we found nothing in the birds nest kay nahimo nang pis-pis ang mga itlog ng ibon.hehehehe!

After few hours,we went home.While walking ,I noticed there were many blackspots in my hands and in my body.Parang kinurot ng tao.Daming pasa ang katawan ko.We thought dwarfs really attacked me.

Takot akoang magsumbong sa Nanay ko, kasi siguradong kurot at palo na naman aabutin ko.I told Romy to keep quite about what's going on in my body.By the way,my best Romy passed away last 2004.Another story to tell.I missed my childhood buddy.

But my mother noticed those black spots in my body.Habang lumipas ang mga minuto at oras,lalong dumadami ang mga pasa-pasa sa katawan ko.My parents brought me to a quack doctor( lolo Bisay Damiano).Healing ritual was done.Pausok dito,pausok doon.haplas dito,haplas doon.Inatake umano ako ng mga dewende .But nothing happened after performing rituals.

My body started to weakened.Morning came in and black spots keep on spreading all over my body so my Nanay and Tatay Linda brought me to the doctor.My Lola Esperanza Jugado remembered and told me that while waiting for the tricycle,sabi ko daw sa tatay at nanay ko:dali-i niyo hay basi mapatay na ako.luya na lawas ko (Hurry please!!I felt weak and I am dying)

When we arrived at Doc Ang hospital in  Poblacion,Lebak,our town doctor told my parents that I should be sent to Davao Doctors Hospital since I have a Leukemia or Cancer of the blood.The hospital in our town Lebak had no medical facilities in treating Leukemia.

At that time,wala nang Ferry papuntang Cotabato.Ferry or lantsa usually departs in Kalamansig Port at 8 am.Since I need to be treated as soon as possible,I was airlifted by a plane owned by a logging company, M& S company.

Our town Lebak Sultan Kudarat

I was confined in Davao Doctors Hospital. During my confinement I couldn't remember some scenario in the hospital.

Ang maalala ko lang,basta may pumapasok na nakaputi ang damit,takot ako kasi may dalang injection,halos lahat ng daliri ko tinutusukan nila ng karayom at nag bo-blood test  parati.So ginagawa ko raw,pag may mga pumapasok sa room,yayakap ako kina Tatay at Nanay ko sabay sigaw na tama na,masakit naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!


To God Be The GLORY! Abangan ang susunod na kabanata!