“My sympathies to Patrick and his family. I met Patrick, Owens and Ana in your office when i was in the Philippines. The generator is a big help to the residents of that Barangay in Tacloban. In 2012 our hospital donated eight old pulse oximeter machines that we used for our medical mission in 2012….
(blog admin’s note: i googled pulse oximeter: it measures whether your body is absorbing oxygen properly; and not below 95% saturation; when a patient starts losing oxygen, the doctor has less than three minutes to prevent brain damage, heart failure, death; the device is useful for patients under intensive care, emergency treatment, surgery, recovery, etc. and sets the universal standard for patient care. )
From Myra again (continuation of letter): ”In the 2012 medical mission, I emailed our hospital CEO and President (same person) and we donated the eight pulse oximeters to the Philippine Minnesotan Medical Association (PMMA) medical mission. We performed about 80 ENT/OB-Gyne surgeries and 63 pediatric plastic surgeries, and diagnosed and treated thousands of medical cases.
“ I’m writing our hospital CEO again to ask if our hospital can donate again the pulse oximeter machines we are not using anymore. Although I won’t be able to join the medical mission , hopefully I would be able to get these machines. The medical mission in January 2014 will be in Catarman and another province in the Visayas region.
it’s a crab… crawling out of the cracks… of a rock…in her garden in spring, says Myra. but i’m on certiorari mode and think this should be a spider because … how can a baby red crab be nimbly clambering in the middle of Los Angeles city? but… it’s her garden, she saw it, and a hundred million miracles happen everyday in spring — it’s a crab that survived winter, cement streets, and giant, rubber tires whizzing by. This is our post for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal.
“The insect-youth are on the wing,
Eager to taste the honied spring
And float amid the liquid noon:
Some lightly o’er the current skim,”
– Thomas Gray xxx
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Here’s the model photo from Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal, shot by Cheri Lucas, who wrote: ” Renewal. This word conjures a variety of images, from bright blossoms to meditating monks. When I think of “renewal,” I think of starting a new job, arriving in a new city that’s ripe for exploration, walking through a new apartment with white walls, and taking a hot shower after a challenging day. I also recall a trip several years ago to the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, which is where I took the photograph above. This lone pink flower amongst lily pads makes me feel renewed, fresh, and ready for what’s to come.
“I think of beginnings. Life. Opportunity. What images does Renewal conjure for you? Get creative. Think beyond the usual images (a sunrise, a birth). We want to see what else you can come up with.”
the model photo from Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal, shot by Cheri Lucas, who wrote: ” Renewal. This word conjures a variety of images, from bright blossoms to meditating monks. When I think of “renewal,” I think of starting a new job, arriving in a new city that’s ripe for exploration, walking through a new apartment with white walls, and taking a hot shower after a challenging day. I also recall a trip several years ago to the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, which is where I took the photograph above. This lone pink flower amongst lily pads makes me feel renewed, fresh, and ready for what’s to come.