6.30.26 On my last day as an IDS fellow, I had a follow-up consult with one of my HIV patients. He is virally suppressed, although he came in with oral HSV and a flare of gouty arthritis.
As we talked, he shared that after losing his wife and only daughter five years ago.
There was an empty seat at our table. Mom asked, "Sino nandito sa isang upuan?"
"Wala." "Mali, si Daddy."
This bracelet was Daddy's pasalubong from Palawan. Still here, especially during life's biggest moments. I guess mommy's right, that empty chair was his.
Last few days!
Minsan di ko alam san ako dadalhin ng pride ko. Siya nakipag cut ties, siya mag reconnect nun. Grabe yung emotional and mental damage na nagawa ng friendship na to.
Basta ako di pa ako ready. Char.