Whoever
he or she is, this generous soul from Mt. Province apparently
had kept tabs on pleas for help indigent patients had coursed
through the weekly regional papers.
After
doing that for at least a month, he or she inserted P3,000 into
each of six letter envelopes, sealed these and then addressed these to
six patients undergoing life-time hemodialysis treatment for kidney failure at
the renal center of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center.
Last
Oct. 10, the anonymous Samaritan handed the six envelopes to the
conductor of a GL bus with body number 919 in Bontoc, Mt. Province,
saying the recipients, or their representatives, would claim these at the
company station here in Baguio.
He or
she then texted the recipients or their relatives for the pick-up, using the
cellphone numbers indicated in the news items as the contact numbers for those
who would like to respond to the pleas.
“I saw
the names scribbled on the other envelopes and was quite sure they were written
by only one person,” swore Maribel Cruz, a 55-year old mother from Pacdal here
who claimed an envelope for her son, 35-year old dialysis patient Roel.
“The
support was pure relief. Immediately after receipt, I texted the
sender my son’s gratitude, hoping to receive a response that would somehow
give us a clue on who she or he is,” Maribel said.
But
not one of the five other recipients or their relatives also had any
inkling on the identity of the Samaritan who just texted them back his or her
hope for their mustering courage to endure the challenge of sustaining the
patients’ life-time dialysis treatment.
“He/she
didn’t want to give his/her name; all we know is that he or she is from Mt.
Province as the envelopes were sent through the GL bus company’s station in
Bontoc town,” disclosed Annie Aplasen-Yadno, who had issued the appeal
for help on behalf of her brother, Abe Aplasen, a36-year old patient from Pico,
La Trinidad, Benguet.
As
he or she refused to be identified, it was not known whether the donor was the
same Samaritan who earlier sent through the bus courier another set of
envelopes containing equal amounts, also for dialysis patients at the BGHMC.
Aside
from the support from Bontoc, Annie said her brother also received P1,000 from
a certain Eugene from Ifugao and P2,000 from one who identified herself as
Esther Fianza.
Last
week, two more kidney patients aired pleas for help through their relatives.
Guigeon FalingchanTumingeb,
a 37-year old forestry graduate from Tocucan, Bontoc, Mt. Province, through his
wife, Vanessa, 37, said the family could hardly cope with the twice-a-week
blood-cleansing sessions he has been undergoing since Christmas of 2011.
“I made
an appeal through the papers last year and I’m into it again as we are at
a loss on where to turn to,” admitted Vanessa (nee Balingway), mother to
15-year old daughter Shydel and 13-year old son Eduard Shem.
Would-be
donors can call Vanessa’s number – 09099692481.
Making a
similar appeal is 27-year old LiezleBinwag-=Kinakin who suffered a
miscarriage last November and was diagnosed for kidney failure last February.
Her
husband, Rafael Kinakin, a 33-year old small-scale mine laborer in Ucab,
Itogon, Benguet, said help can be coursed through he BGHMC dialysis room staff
or when Liezle is on treatment every Tuesday and Friday at 8 p.m. Donors may
also ring up Rafael’s cellphone – 09364474987. --Ramon Dacawi.
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