First Clinic

“New place to start your new life… New personality to encounter.. And lastly new fellows to meet and make friends…”

The start of my volunteer service at the clinic begun I was kind of nervous and confused I don’t know where to start and what to do. I’m so glad that one of my friends accompanies me that day. I requested her to stay for a whole day duty so that I won’t get stuck.
At first I thought that James (one of the senior volunteer) is so unapproachable he seems to be not that friendly, but as the day goes he suddenly changed to a bubbly guy so happy to be with and always gives some jokes he really has that sense of humor in him.

My first duty in that hospital seems to go very well though there are so many patients because it is the scheduled day for prenatal check-up and some ultrasound. I really get along with the doctors on duty especially Dr. Ortiga which is really nice and smart. He teaches us new knowledge and he also gives us some recall of the diseases we’ve encountered, the right intervention to apply in the patient in emergency situation.

It was a good experience, though I often get tired of it. When I return home I always just want to sleep and lay immediately in my bed hahaha…

I remember last Saturday I was about to have a day-off but my friend got sick and ask me to exchange her duty. I agreed to her so even I’m on my day off, I hurry up and fix my things and rush immediately in the clinic. Not knowing that I’ll be on a straight duty for 26 hours because there would be a patient who will deliver her baby. And we are assigned to monitor and take care of her.
For 26 hours my eyes are open wide but I know my body and soul seems to separate due to over fatigue. Xoxo
Making my self that dedicated my mom gets mad at me because she’s really worried about me and she almost tells me to leave that clinic, She is mad because the working hours is over the maximum time of the paid work in which we are not paid for that service. Well actually I lied to her because I told her that my duty would be from 2pm to 7am the next day but the truth is that my duty starts from 2pm-4pm the next day.
When I return home that day I was really exhausted and my soul is really out of my body.

Doing my best I know someday it will be paid off…