Glen gets coronary angiogram in Manila!

Here is the entrance to the Philippine Heart Center in Manila. The reknowned facility where Glen went to get his coronary angiogram. We would like to thank all those people that helped to get Glen his coronary angiogram. A special thanks to my fellow coworkers in the engineering department of Digidesign who pitched in to help make this happen. This was an effort that came from both the east and west. It seemed an impossible task to achieve but we did it. Ate Anna, Glen's girlfriend was heroic in raising money from many people in the Philippines.

The Philippine Heart Center is so well known it is a destination for medical tourism, a trend that is on the rise lately because of exorbitant medical costs in the US and industrial countries without health care. One thing that has made Glen's situation much better is that Ate Anna has aggressively sought out all possible Philippine government agencies that provide medical assistance. Phil Health and PSCO. She has also taken this case to political officers and even the press in Manila. The total costs for the angiogram ended up as 60K peso. (around us$1500)

The saga of Glen is pretty amazing. He has spent the last year with a failing liver and kidneys. He cannot expel the toxins in his body and these build up every couple of weeks where his stomach area swells up and he must have surgery to be drained. This whole thing is a painful process that has been going on and on with no end in sight. This angiogram was the next step in resolving this mystery as to how to resolve his medical condition. So far the doctors know that the problem with Glen is his heart is failing and that is causing other organs to fail. The doctors are still trying to understand what to do. I will be posting notes from various doctors on this case as I recieve them. This case is complex and unfortunately the angiogram conclusion is being debated by the various doctors. Some feel an operation will help others disagree.

Please help this continued effort to pay for Glen's medical bills! Send a dollar now!

This donate link above will take you to paypal where you can pay with your paypal account or use a credit card. Your gift will go directly to our WSU paypal account where it will then go to the recipient via XOOM, Western Union or by direct handoff. These services (including Paypal) charge a fee but there is no other operations fees that takes away from your gift. Our paypal account is managed by our Philippines treasurer Kaye Malibiran. Please note : World Sisters United is not yet a legal 501C3 non-profit - so your gifts are not tax deductable. The good news is that we are close to having the articles of incorporation and IRS forms ready to process. We should be a legal registered non-profit by the end of 2008

Blogging for Rusty

Pictured here is Rusty Eugenio at the hospital in Baguio, Philippines getting an x-ray. About a year ago he was at work on a construction job and he hurt his back. He stayed at home the next day and within two days he was bent over horribly and intense pain. He has been completely debilitated by his back injury. This story only gets sadder when you find out Rusty has three small children and is now begging on the streets in severe pain trying desperately to raise money to feed his kids and young wife. When I saw him in 2006 he was in perfect health and was a strong young man full of life. The last time I saw him in he was bent in such a way that I could not believe. You could see clearly how bent his back was and it was obvious that his muscles were contorted by his herniated disc.

Pictured here above is the actual x-rays of Rusty. I'm personally a big fan of chiropractors but as the note below says there is a fracture that is causing this problem here.

Pictured here in these shots below is Rusty standing and showing how bent his back is. After seeing doctors in Baguio the conclusion was that Rusty needs an MRI and most likely an operation. We are trying to raise 14k peso (around us$300) for an MRI. Fortunately Bunso Raine (Rusty's brother) found a government run hospital where there is no fee for doctors only medicine and a fee for the room. But tests like MRI's cost money still cost money.

Please help Rusty! Send a dollar now to pay for his MRI

This donate link above will take you to paypal where you can pay with your paypal account or use a credit card. Your gift will go directly to our WSU paypal account where it will then go to the recipient via XOOM, Western Union or by direct handoff. These services (including Paypal) charge a fee but there is no other operations fees that takes away from your gift. Our paypal account is managed by our Philippines treasurer Kaye Malibiran. Please note : World Sisters United is not yet a legal 501C3 non-profit - so your gifts are not tax deductable. The good news is that we are close to having the articles of incorporation and IRS forms ready to process. We should be a legal registered non-profit by the end of 2008

Baby Ashley at her Baptism

Pictured is the very cute baby Ashley at her baptism this weekend. She is doing well and thanks to many of you readers she is looking chubby and well fed. Please keep your contributions coming to help baby Ashley as she begins her life with parents who make only two dollars a day in an economy where food costs are on the rise at an alarming rate. We are still working on raising money for formula for baby Ashley. Please send even a dollar to help this baby girl.

Please help us buy formula for baby Ashley!

This donate link above will take you to paypal where you can pay with your paypal account or use a credit card. Your gift will go directly to our WSU paypal account where it will then go to the recipient via XOOM, Western Union or by direct handoff. These services (including Paypal) charge a fee but there is no other operations fees that takes away from your gift. Our paypal account is managed by our Philippines treasurer Kaye Malibiran. Please note : World Sisters United is not yet a legal 501C3 non-profit - so your gifts are not tax deductable. The good news is that we are close to having the articles of incorporation and IRS forms ready to process. We should be a legal registered non-profit by the end of 2008