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Thankfully
I
did
not
choose
Makati
Medical
Center
for
my
Momโs
chemo.
Here
is
why
you
should
think
twice
too.
0
star
if
that
is
even
allowed.
This
review
is
based
on
an
actual
consultation
and
conversation
exchange
between
my
Mom,
who
was
diagnosed
with
Cancer
3A,
and
a
Consulting
Doctor.
I
forgot
her
name
but
in
the
Oncology
Department.
This
happened
back
in
2017
and
I
know
this
review
is
still
relevant,
upon
checking
recent
experiences
of
other
people.
2017,
my
Mom
was
just
recently
diagnosed
with
Cancer
3A
(unknown
cause,
either
Ovaries
or
Colon)
so
we
did
our
best
in
looking
for
the
best
treatment/s
we
can
get
for
her.
Of
course,
I
proudly
said
that
she
should
take
consultation
in
MMC,
believing
that
it
was
the
โbestโ
place
for
cancer
cure,
apparently
it
is
not.
Here
is
how
the
consultation
went,
non-verbatim:
Mom:
Doc,
mayroon
po
baโng
gamot
para
dito?
(Is
there
a
cure
for
this?)
Doctor:
Meron
naman,
pero
mahal.
(There
is,
but
it
is
very
costly.)
Mom:
Ah,
okay
lang
po
kasi
meron
naman
po
ako
healthcard
and
kaya
naman.
(It
is
alright,
we
can
manage
and
at
the
same
time
I
have
a
healthcard,
which
might
help.)
Doctor:
*exact
words*
Nako,
eh
baka
kinuha
mo
lang
yang
health
insurance
kasi
may
sakit
ka
na!?
(Oh
my,
maybe
you
just
got
that
health
card
just
because
you
got
cancer?!)
My
Aunt:
Hindi,
benefit
niya
yan
sa
anak
niya.
(No.
It
was
her
benefit
from
her
daughterโs
work.)
Mom:
Nakakamatay
po
ba
ito?
(Will
I
die
from
this?)
Doctor:
Aba,
oo
naman!
(Yes!
Of
course!)
1.
My
Mom
had
the
healthcard
prior
her
diagnosis.
And
like
it
was
stated,
it
is
her
benefit
as
my
beneficiary
from
my
work.
2.
Where
did
the
snootiness
come
from?
What
happened
to
being
empathic
in
the
field
of
medicine?
Mom
described
it
as
โthe
doctor
said
it
so
haughtilyโ.
I
get
it,
no
need
to
give
false
hopes,
but
there
is
also
a
better
way
to
say
things.
3.
I
understand
the
weariness
that
comes
from
all
forms
of
work,
but
all
of
these
was
uncalled
for.
4,
I
believe
that
each
and
everyone
working
in
the
facility
is
a
representation
of
the
organization
itself,
especially
when
it
claims
to
provide
โquality
healthcareโ
from
the
start
to
end
of
the
process.
My
Mom
felt
bad,
even
my
Aunt
that
was
with
her
felt
bad
like
it
was
a
hopeless
case.
Made
my
Aunt
cry.
My
Mom
was
just
strong
enough,
but
I
felt
when
she
told
me
that,
she
was
sad.
I
cried
quietly.
Fast
forward
today,
January
2023,
this
still
makes
me
cry
and
feel
sad.
My
Mom
is
doing
better,
had
her
surgery
at
The
Premiere
Medical
Center,
Las
Pinas;
having
her
chemo
sessions
at
San
Juan
De
Dios
Hospital
(Pasay)
and
consultations
at
St.
Lukeโs
BGC,
where
nurses
and
doctors
on
all
hospitals
are
great.
Mom
never
felt
that
she
was
a
disturbance
at
all.
The
journey
is
long
and
difficult,
a
little
compassion
from
each
and
everyone
will
be
extremely
helpful,
especially
from
the
people
in
the
field
whom
you
know
is
the
best
to
help.
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