Acute leukemia
By Sunrise Fan
@sunrisefan (28524)
Philippines
May 25, 2016 9:15pm CST
After our early morning walk today, I drove my wife to the hospital to get the results of the blood sample analysis of her mother-in-law's cook. The doctor of the provincial hospital's suspicion of leukemia was confirmed. The cook has indeed leukemia - and it's acute leukemia.
The doctor who analyzed the blood sample is my cousin - the lone hematologist in the city. The cook does not have any knowledge yet as to her ailment. Her live-in partner though has arrived the other night from Mindanao, her birthplace. Initially, she was mad why her live-in partner came, as told by the maid of my wife's brother who brought the meals for the cook. My wife was mad at the reaction of the cook at her live-in partner's coming. What does she (the cook) want? My wife to watch over her? My wife is busy doing all the errands for her mother and she has even hired caregivers 24/7 for several years now to watch over her mother that she would not stumble or what.
Today, my wife's walkmate has called her to have their usual lunch at the mall and go movie-watching after. My wife is going with her, probably to have a break from all the hassles she's having at her mother's house.
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6 responses
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 16
so, what will the treatment of leukemia come? will it be blood transfusions? i hope the leukemia will be resolved fast.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 16
@sunrisefan i guess possible side effects should be looked at.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 May 16
Blood transfusion has been done at one bag a day for 3 or 4 days I guess.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 May 16
@ridingbet That is something out of my territory :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 May 16
I'm tired myself with all the things I do - cutting grass and trimming the plants. That's their problem because the cook was under their employ.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 May 16
@sol_cee Lazy? You call me lazy? Well, that's your opinion. I'm sure there are a lot out there doing nothing and just wanting to sit on the dining table and eat.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
26 May 16
Good thing I wasn't your wife. If I were her, I would never do anything in her favor. 
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@skysnap (20154)
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26 May 16
@sunrisefan oh my. in that case it is quite serious for anyone to be functional with this.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 May 16
Yes, I knew of a friend's brother who passed away a few months after having been diagnosed with leukemia despite having gone to good hospitals in Manila for treatment. Another acquaintance, a lawyer, was given 2 weeks to live. Despite this diagnosis, the family brought him to Manila but indeed, in 2 weeks' time, he passed away.
@Mariquh (91)
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26 May 16
The Lord is our healer and our provider and in everything we can always turn to God in prayer.
@Letranknight2015 (51556)
• Philippines
26 May 16
I hope the cook would get cured from this illness. I think it's better if the wife will have a break for herself at least.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 May 16
I hope she gets well too but I'm sure that would b e difficult, if not impossible.
