The (Mis)Adventures of Dr. D

Petite Pedia Plots 126 Yesterday, I had a visit from 4 year old Prince Elsa.  Mom has been working extra hard at hiding his Barbie dolls and has been very succesful.  She says that when they go to the mall, he asks for toy cars.  (Yey!) His favorite shows are now oriented for both boys and girls.  (Good job, Mom!)  And in school, he has learned how to sing well.  Conversation goes as follows: Me: Wow! I heard you can sing well.   P.E.: Oh yes!!! Me: So what is your favorite song? P.E.: Fireworks by Katy Perry And he proceeds to give me a good rendition. 👏👏👏 Me: Who are your favorite singers aside from Katy? P.E.: Keshia, Ariana Grande and Britney Spears (!)   He shows me his Ipad and I see that it contains songs only by the 4 singers. And goes on to sing a medley of all their songs in a high voice complete with gyrations.  😂🤣😂🤣😆

Petite Pedia Post 125 I attended this newborn delivery recently.  Mom was in labor for 31 hours, the last 6-7 hours of which were very painful. Her original plan was water birth (hence, no anesthesia)  but ended up lying in bed since she was more comfortable in it.  Even if she wanted anesthesia, we couldn't since she was too far along. There were times when she was on the verge of giving up, but her very "supportive" family and friends would tell her , "Ginusto mo yan!"  The very excited and cooperative father-to-be was also stressed whenever he would see his pregnant partner in pain. His solution? He would disappear and eat several servings of food and come to sit beside his partner all recharged.  (He had 3 servings of dinner and breakfast.)  😂 At the end of the tiring and succesful lamaze delivery, the obstetrician probably saw how exhausted the Mom was. She ordered that Mom be given some water. Nurse handed it over to the new fath

Petite Pedia Plots 124 I saw this 5 year old boy for the last time in the clinic.  They are migrating to Australia by next week.    They came over to say goodbye and get his last shot.  After the consult,  boy gives me this to "remember" him by.  I could see tears in his eyes and to be honest, I had something caught in my eyes too.  God bless and good luck to you and your family, dear little boy.   Tita Doctor will miss you. 

Teacher Tales 9 Just last year, I decided to take the plunge.  I started teaching in 2 schools (one was pre-dentistry/medicine and the other was medicine proper).  I had to drop the other school mid-way since I had conflicting schedules but it was a decision I had difficulty arriving at.  Teaching is a tiring profession - it eats up a lot of your spare time.  Nights would be spent planning the lesson, reading more about the topic, grading the exams or researching the newest games that can be incorporated into the lesson.  These plus the hours spent in the classroom itself made it a tedious job.  Some will end up hating it.   In my case, I loved it.  Interacting with teens who were willing to listen to what I had to say (well, most of the students, anyway) was priceless.   Being able to touch their lives, influencing them with my words and actions, helping shape them to be better persons and citizens of our country - is so fulfilling.  Needless to say, I am looki

from www.seniorark.com Petite Pedia Plots 123 New parents are always curious who their baby will take after in the looks department.   I had this couple who were arguing about it.  Mom is pretty adamant that her little boy looks like her. At the end of the consult, I advised them that the baby might start losing hair within the next month.  Mom, then looks at the bald Dad, and says, "Well, when that happens, I'm pretty sure he's gonna look like you!"

Petite Pedia Plots 122 Yesterday, I saw this 4 year old boy who was sooooo excited.  I was told that they were visiting to get a  medical certificate for school. Me: You must be really excited to go to school. Boy: It's ok. Mom: Actually, Dra, he was more excited because we were going to your clinic.  I think he likes you.  Kinikilig pa nga when you entered the clinic. From Politico Europe website Awwww!!! ❤️💘💗

Petite Pedia Plots 121 Three year old receives a lollipop after vaccination.   Mom: "What do you say to Tita Doc?"  Child: "Open!" Mom: "No. It's what you say when someone gives you something?" Child: "Please?"  Mom: "No, no. It has 2 words."  Child: "Open please!!!"  from www.dreamstime.com