Operation Tuli by SAS Batch '88

Here's another late post. The continuation of the Medical Mission. 

 

A month after the Medical mission, Operation Tuli was successfully held last April 21, 2012 (Saturday). It was organized again by the alumni of St. Anthony School batch '88. This time they needed a lot of volunteer doctors and nurses for this mission. My nephew Darren is part of a rescue team in Makati that is why he invited some of his teammates to the Operation Tuli. 

At first, we watched the demonstration by the doctor, we then went to our stations and assisted the other doctors that will perform the circumcision. A lot of boys aged 10-13 went to the said program. We have performed circumcision to a total of 88 boys. Some of them cried while others bravely bear with the operation and some still managed to smile after.

I realized that this part of their life is an important chapter for them. As we interview some of the boys, most of them were happy because they wouldn't be teased anymore by their big brothers or other playmates while some of them are just glad they have managed to survive the operation. :)

 Here's a picture of us after the Operation tuli with my two sisters, Darren along with his team mates. We were busier this day than the previous Medical Mission. After we have finished an operation, we'll just change the equipment then we prepared and set up for another operation. We barely rest for a few minutes for our lunch break then its game time again. :)

with Batch 88 alumni and other student volunteers

It was very tiring and fulfilling at the same time. :)

Medical Mission by SAS '88

This is a very late post but still I want to share this experience. 

The Saint Anthony School Alumni Association headed by Batch 1988 has organized a Medical Mission last March 24, 2012 (Saturday) as part of the fund raising activities for the Alumni Homecoming next January 2013. 

The Batch 1988 alumni gathered these sponsors for the said event: Johnson and Johnson's, Jollibee, Magic Sarap.

Me and my nephew Darren volunteered as nurses for the Medical Mission. We were signed up by my sister Vilma which is part of the Batch 88 organizers. The stage is where the admitting area was held. The canteen was transformed to the Medical mission area. Everyone has a lot of things to do in every area, we are divided into Admitting, Medical, Dental, Blood Sugar,  ECG and Giveaways for the patient.I was assigned in the ECG station, Darren was in the Admitting section. My sister Vilma is responsible for giving goods to the patients and my other sister Ghie helped the mascot Jollibee in giving away free slippers to the patients.

Free slippers for everyone.. :)

I met Nurse Gen from Arguelles. She taught me additional information about ECG and I helped her in assisting the patients. Mostly of the patients that we catered to in ECG were elderly.

There are a lot of patients who came during the Medical Mission. We started at 8am and yet there are a lot of people already in line for the medical mission as early as 7am. After the event, every volunteer also received some goods and snacks. Despite of the hard work, heat and excitement, we had our lunch then took some pictures.

Here's Jollibee posing with the alumni of Batch 88.

Tired Jollibee... :p

There's no more rewarding feeling than doing some volunteer work and seeing a lot of people happy after helping them. :) I'm so thankful to my sister that I was able to experience this. It was a lot of fun and can't wait for the next one. :)