GOING OUT: PANDEMIC STORIES | MAY 2023 GOING OUT: PANDEMIC STORIESMAY 2023 "Pandemic Stories" By Dr. LanceIsidore Catedral In this second of two parts of the Going Out issue, we share II pieces of poetry and prose written by Filipino internists from all over the country during the slow, painful, and joyous transition to a changed world. _____ Read More Am I Free? By Dr. Ryel Katherine V. Manipol I was the lone senior resident-in-training in Internal Medicine at Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (RMPH). I was, more often than not, assigned to the front lines to look after patients with COVID-19 ______ Read More Sand Castles By Dr. Frances Eunice B. Alcober It’s been two years or so, Since our life was put on hold by a tiny foe. Death was brought and people would go, ______ Read More Quarantine By Dr. Reina Lynn Antonio As an introvert, the quarantine was heaven; I was carefree in the comforts of my haven. ______ Read More Zoom In, Zoom Out— Preferably Out By Dr. Sonia Salamat What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done while you were supposed to be in a Zoom meeting? Personally, I haven’t done anything too outrageous. ______ Read More Telemedicine: No Going Back By Dr. Irene Villanueva-Felipe I am an internist-pulmonologist with a big problem. Because of an immunocompromised immune system, I can’t see patients face-to-face, at least for now. ______ Read More It is Okay and It Will be Okay By Dr.Jo-Ann Caroll B. Dacawi Dearest, I know you are probably tired of being told that it is okay and it will be okay. It has been more than two years after all. ______ Read More Military Doctor Covid Stories By Dr. Abi N.O. Atanacio I’m a military doctor, a member of the Medical Corps of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. ______ Read More Dancing My Way Out of the Pandemic By Dr.Maria Angeli R. Pamintuan Who would have thought a 57-year-old internist would win third place, garner a bronze medal and five awards in a contemporary ballet online competition? ______ Read More Ang Residente By Dr. Julius T. Baciles Katawa’y pilit pabangunin, Panibagong umaga na kailangang harapin. Agahan na luto ni inay iyong mabilis nakinain, ______ Read More The Hesitation to Hug By Dr. Ella Mae Masamayor I am strongly in favor of hugging. I give the biggest, most enthusiastic hugs, complete with wide eyes and squeals of joy. I’m a tiny person, so it’s not exactly a bear hug on my end. ______ Read More The Windows to the Soul By Dr.Ina P. Ortiz One sunny morning, I found myself looking straight into the eyes of a young girl who reached out her hand to offer me a Sampaguita lace ______ 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.
The Filipino Internist | 55-Word Narrative Work (February 2023) REFLECTIVE WRITING FOR INTERNIST | A 55-WORD STORY WRITING FLASH WORKSHOPSession 6 – February 2023 THE CALL By Dr. Bill Ramos It was close to midnight. I got a call from the helper, crying on the other side, that you are not well. I felt that it was something serious, something dreadful... _____ Read More SATURDAY MORNING By Dr. Honey Sarita Abarquez It’s Saturday morning in front of a monitor. It’s 24 months, forward in 2023. I hear a rooster crow... ______ Read More PAGLINGON SA NAKARAAN By Dr. Beatrice Tiangco Hindi lang iisa, sobrang daming ala-ala. Mga kasama na inagawan ng buhay. Pagsuot ng mask, ang hirap huminga... ______ Read More COVID, OH COVID By Dr. Maria Karla Malanyaon-Ermino An outing to the beach to get a breath of fresh air Started a nightmare. I had it, my husband and niece had it... ______ Read More SWALLOW By Dr. Wilfredo Liangco Had two patients with esophageal cancer last week. One was a news reporter, only in her 30s, and cancer has spread to her liver and bones... ______ Read More AMBULANCE RUN By Dr. Noel P. Pingoy She closed her eyes as the dog barked in a far-off distance. She told herself I would rather remember the sun’s heat pricking my skin in the midday rush to the población... ______ Read More LIFE FULFILLED By Dr. Anita Jesena Hold me with your eyes at a distance. It’s okay, cry more behind your mask. Touch me with gloved hand if you can. But let go as i fade slowly... ______Read More LAB LIFE By Dr. Elsie Lim Napakailap na buhay pag-ibig Aking inaasam asam Balot na nung bago mag pandemic Ngayon ay mas higit pa.... ______ Read More LOCKDOWN FREEDOM By Dr. Carina Chavente Everyone’s indoors, except me. Highways clear Business districts still Traffic lights out Not one in sight... ______ Read More PANDEMIC EMOTIONS AT PLAY By Dr. Cherry Pink Villa Pandemic has brought joy, peace, at the same time fear and anxiety. It has made us closer yet far to reach. ______ Read More HOPE By Dr. Cherry Marquez Suddenly, everything is meaningless. Sickness lingers, with no help in sight. Desperate people calling, praying..._______ Read More MY SECRET AFFAIR By Dr. Mary Antonette Ong The world went to a standstill… Was not planning but fate brought me here. One-click, one look, t’was just one... _______ Read More NEED(With apologies to Maslow’s Pyramid of Need) Dream and hope… The resolve to rise again and Takes it all away in instant but not How sweet and simple life is until the dreaded..._______ Read More THE COVID AND ME By Dr. Angeli Aresta del Valle The Covid-19 outbreak for the past four years presents us all with an unprecedented amount of uncertainty. As a young clinician practicing medical oncology... _______ Read More ROUTINE By Dr. Hyasmin Alejandro I wear a mask, cover everything I can and walk through the bridge to the hospital. I smile with my eyes, bow to those I recognize... _______ Read More SUB By Katrina Gaelic Bebero Fellowship training has just ended, and I was still asleep at 9AM. An unexpected call came in. Everyone’s in quarantine... _______ 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.