My Daily Experiences and Pedagogy

My day isn’t good. My niece got fever for straight 5 days after she fell down from her bicycle. It’s a bad sign that something was wrong inside her body so we decided to bring her  to the hospital for further consultation and medical tests.I just got home from the hospital. My niece is admitted again. It’s Lexi’s second time around to be admitted at the Davao Doctors Hospital. It’s uneasy when the kids are sick. Her younger sister Sophia got flue also. It was on August 20 when Lexi was first brought to the hospital. She undergone Roentgen test or commonly known as X-ray. The sad thing is both of my nieces are positive with pneumonia. Lexi is really weak and a sensitive one. When she was still in her mother’s womb, the doctors said that she can’t live because she got small lungs. Sophie had check ups too and thank God that she wasn’t admitted like her ate. She was just treated at home. These two kids got sick after they went back home from England. In less than 2 months Lexi’s got IV again. I felt pity on her when it was performed by the doctor because she was really crying and it was really hard seeing her in that kind of situation. Lexi’s not eating well. She just prefers to sleep and her eyes are not glowing. I can’t see the smiles on her face. When I visited her last August, I saw that she’s situated in a good and well-equipped room. Amenities were complete and the room was located near the nurse’s station. The two nurses on duty that time were my classmates in high school. They’re already registered nurse and they’re having their training at the same hospital.

Lexi spent 4 or 5 days at the hospital before she was discharged. At this point in time I don’t know how long she’ll be staying in there. I hope that we can get over with this one. Everybody’s affected when the kids are ailing. I’m saddened with it.

On my way home, I had an unpleasant experience. It gave me headache. I waited for a taxi for more than an hour! The rain was pouring hard and the people at the ground floor were after with the taxis too. There was a heavy traffic because of the knee-high flood at the downtown area, in Acacia and in Bajada. It’s expected that in times like this there are cars and jeepneys that might be stranded in the middle of the road because their engine stops from working.Look at their photo below before they got sick.

I’m exhausted and ungrateful with the current conditions of the babies in here. I am hoping and praying that Lexi and Sophie will get well soon. Hopefully at the end of the month they can transfer to their own rooms which are under construction at this moment. Since they’re staying here in country until next year we decided to build 3 additional rooms for the 3 kids. It’s unhealthy when the kids have no exclusive rooms for them.

Please help us through your prayers. May God bless us all.

While I was waiting for our dinner, I sat on the dining table. I was watching my niece. She was playing with her friends. They were playing as teacher and students. I smiled looking at them because my sisters and I used to do the same. We were like that before. I got 2 sisters. One of us will act as the teacher and the remaining 2  together with our friends will be the students!

I was listening to them. They were having ” spelling session”. I like what they were doing because they were not just playing but they were learning at the same time. Another thing is they all spoke English. My mom and I were laughing because all of them were really trying their best to use English language! They spoke using 2 languages though; English and vernacular. Denise’s friend Jean acted as the teacher and she was asking for English words to be spelled out!!! We did what they were doing way back in my elementary years. I miss my child play. So are my old friends. Some of them grew up with me in this village. I don’t know the whereabouts of the others though.

Parents and guardians should understand that it’s normal for kids to play and be with other children. Don’t restrict them to do so. Just make sure that they’re safe and are playing in a clean area. It’s awkward if we see preppy old people right?

If you’re not convinced, you’ve got to know the IMPORTANCE  OF PLEASURE IN PLAY.

It’s not really ok when the kids get sick. Now my two nieces are not in good condition. One of them is admitted to the hospital. She’s been there for 3 days now. Her younger sister is also unwell. We went to the hospital yesterday for her check up. Both underwent Roentgen test or commonly called as X-ray. In my Chemistry subject in high school I can’t forget the name of the person who was able to discover the ray without name or unidentified. That’s the reason why this radiation or light is called X-ray.It was Wilhelm Roentgen who made this amazing discovery  in 1895 that took a big leap in the history of medicine!

I’m hoping and praying that my niece will be discharge as early as possible. She’s too young to be admitted! Hope she’ll get well soon. All of us are unhappy with their condition. The younger one feels better now. She doesn’t have fever unlike in the past few days. However she’s taking anti bacterial medications and solutions to provide enough liquids to her body.

Today my tita will go back to her family. We’ll miss her and the fun that we had with the entire family. She had given us enjoyment and extended a helping hand. I had a talk with her husband 2 days ago. It’s been so long ago that I gotta talk to him. She leaves something for me..jejejejeje and the rest I guess.

I am hoping and praying for the safety of her trip. I’m certain that her daughters are missing her. She’s been gone for two weeks.

Last night we went to granny’s place to see her for the last time. We had our dinner in there and we say goodbye to her.

Tomorrow we’ll be at the beach again. The Jaralve clan will have a “despidida” party for tita Helen at Paradise Island Park and Beach Resort. This Sunday she’ll go back to Germany. We’ll all miss her. I’m happy that she came again and visited Davao. She was here 2 years ago with tita Thata. Tita Thata last visited the country last January.

I’m gonna have fun tomorrow! I love the beach so so much! Expect me to tell stories about what will happen on tomorrow’s family outing. Everybody’s in bed now. I need to rest and sleep early.

I’m thankful that we did finish working on granny’s documents for her bank account. So we are all set for tomorrows activity under the heat of the sun!

See ya……..