Wag kang MD!

My brothers recently rushed my sister in law to the hospital suspecting she has just suffered some kind of stroke. She was immediately attended to by the ER personnel of St. Elizabeth Hospital.

By the time Poppy and I arrived at the emergency room, she already had all sorts of tubes attached to her body and there was blood all over her face (caused by the procedure they had to do). My son Nico , who was sitting at the bedside was already shaking and crying, fearing for the life of his tita.

My eyes searched for my Kuya. He was sitting outside the ER .Malayo ang tingin, wala namang tinatanaw.

I have learned that Ate Lorna just had a highblood attack or something earlier that day. They did all sorts of stuff they could think of to make her feel better but nothing seemed to help her.

Later that night, we were informed that somebody gave her ASPILET ( a brand of aspirin ).
 " Amo man na siya ang gina-tumar ko kun ma-highblood man ako". The usual statement you hear from your friendly neighborhood MD- Murag doktor!

We really appreciate the concern but unfortunately, the doctor said, ASPIRIN is good for the heart but it can cause bleeding  in your brain!...At yun na nga! The CT Scan showed that a portion of her left and right brain is Bleeding!

This is really unfortunate. My heart bleeds to see her in her hospital bed with all those tubes attached to her body.

So if you happen to know a person  whom you suspect to have a stroke, WAG KANG MD!

Here's what you should do in case you suspect that a person is hypertensive:

• Be calm.
• Do not give a suspected stroke victim anything to eat or drink
• Do not permit the victim to move
• Lay the patient down with head and shoulders slightly elevated 
• If patient is not breathing well do a CPR 
• Place the patient on the left side if breathing/not responsive 
• Keep the chin slightly extended 
• And more importantly, CALL FOR MEDICAL HELP!
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As of press time, my sister in law is still in the hospital, intubated. Please help us pray for her fast recovery.