Okay ka pa ba Doc?

My churchmate shared her experience w/ her brother upon seeking medical advice in a public hospital where they were attended by a gs resident. During the interview, she noticed na nakatulala lang yung resident while they were narrating the history. She felt disappointed kasi it seems na hindi nakikinig yung resident to the point na tinanong niya na yung resident mismo ng "Okay ka pa ba doc?". And the resident answered (non verbatim), "oo ma'am, ituloy niyo lang po, nakikinig po ako. pasensya po dahil wala pa akong tulog"

So I enlightened them a little with the reality of residency training in our country, and the usual work schedule.

"Kaya pala yung iba hindi na naiiwasang magsungit or nagiging less compassionate na dahil siguro sa sobrang pagod. Ang hirap pala ng sitwasyon niyo."

I was then asked what will be my prayer request, and i told them to pray for the patients. But to my surprise, they first prayed for us resident doctors to be healthy, and for us to have a more humane working hours in the near future so that we can efficiently and effectively help our patients.

And sana nga, dumating yung araw na haharap tayo sa mga pasyente ng okay na okay tayo.

Laban lang