GOING OUT : EMERGING FROM THE PANDEMIC GOING OUT: EMERGING FROM THE PANDEMIC LIVES UPENDED, INTERRUPTED, AND RESTORED By Dr. Lance Isidore Catedral "When we opened the call for articles for this special issue of The Filipino Internist, we wanted to create a safe and creative space for our pandemic stories." _____ Read More THE ROLLER COASTER RIDE By Dr. Glenn Grecia Jr “Let’s do the roller coaster now!” my mother exclaimed as we entered the park grounds of the amusement park we have dreamt of visiting since the pandemic started. ______ Read More THE MOST UNCERTAIN TIME OF MY LIFE By Dr. Shadrina Tahil-Sarapuddin "My journey out of the COVID pandemic has revamped my life and reset my priorities. It was a mixture of medical difficulties, physical challenges, mental stress, and intense emotional agitation. It was the most uncertain time of my life." ______ Read More KAILANGANG LUMABAN By Dr. Saimah Lyn S. Mama "Anong petsa na nga ba? Ano na nga ba’ng bago sa labas? Nagma-mask pa kaya ang mga tao? These thoughts and more play in my mind from time to time when I think of emerging from the two-year COVID-19 pandemic." ______ Read More TELECONFERENCES AND TELECONSULTS By Dr. Michaela Ann Gonzales-Montalbo My husband closed his laptop late that night. He had just finished one of the on-demand PCP videos from the last annual convention. ______ Read More RIDING TIDES: FINDING LOVE IN THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC By Dr. Patricia Kaye B. Regalado I was a third-year resident in Internal Medicine when my boyfriend and I finally decided to end our six-year relationship. That was in May 2020, early in the pandemic. ______ Read More FEAR OF FIRSTS By Dr. Emmanuel II. G. Ruiz The discovery of the novel coronavirus did not concern me and my colleagues then. I was the sole physician in a state university with fourteen thousand breathing souls to care for. ______ Read More I HOPE THIS VIRUS GOES AWAY FOR GOOD By Dr. Michelle Angela Tan-Reyes, MD, FPCP, FPCCP I am a pulmonologist. I have been in PAPR/hazmat suit for a long time since I cater to COVID patients. My husband is an interventional cardiologist. We have invested in expensive protective gear because we go straight home to our three kids. We strip down in our garage so no virus can come in. ______ Read More A DAY WITH MOMMY By Dr. Ella Mae Masamayor My mom took me out to lunch recently. It was nothing special. We had lunch at our favorite restaurant, choosing our favorite salad and mozzarella sticks. Then we walked around, looking at bags and clothes and other typical mall displays. ______ Read More GROUNDING By Dr. Elvie Victonette B. Razon-Gonzalez I go to the mountain just to breathe. Far from the impending stench of death I have smelled one too many, I want to escape and run... ______ Read More NGAYONG PWEDE NA By Dr. Buenaventura C. Ramos, Jr., MD, FPCP, FPSMO Ngayong ako’y nakakalabas na Ngayong ako’y nakakagala na Ngayong ako’y nakakabalik na Sa mga gawaing dati’y Di nagagawa... ______ Read More IS SURVIVING LIVING By Gabriel Lee I am surviving each day That is how I am living To be afloat and alive Striving even if struggling Some days may be negative... ______ Read More TFI welcomes contributions from PCP members. Please email articles (in Word Format) and photos (in jpg/peg format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. CC: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The Editors reserve the right to use their discretion in selecting and editing contributed articles for publication.