Hmmm....

One time, I went to DXCC to have my wallet reported missing and to ask the radio announcer to announce to the public that I am giving a reward to whoever will return my wallet with all my IDs inside it. Then this woman came with her son, who was said to have been bitten by a puppy in their neighborhood. Much to my disbelief, she did not decide to bring the child to the hospital until matters has come to worst...The child was already having fever for a week already, with no sign of the fever ever going down...

I asked her why she had not decided sooner and she told me that she was hoping garlic and the saliva of the quack doctor will cure her son's ailments. Hmmm...

I am not against faith healing, nor am I against herbal cure. But with matters of urgency, like a two month old bitten by a puppy, that is such a lame act. Relying on the quack doctors never solves anything. I feel for the child. But I can not blame the mother for doing what she believes was right at that time. They are originally from Talakag, far from the municipality. The next neighbor is 2-3 miles away. What do you expect??

Since it was already late, she was told by the DXCC staff that she has to be brought to DSWD for assistance, for her to be able to stay there for the night and that they will have to go to the doctor in the morning... That was their conversation when I left. I gave the woman a hundred peso bill.... There was nothing I could do, as she has already signed up to ask assistance from DXCC... The staff assured me that the woman will be helped. But of course, certain procedures needed to be followed.. I trust them...