Love actually

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 04/03/2023

A pet, in my opinion, is the perfect poster child of unconditional love. I remember falling flat on my backside and it was Biscuit, our late golden retriever, who first witnessed the incident and who rushed to…

Full tank

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 03/27/2023

“I am leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. … The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead and also when you are not. I know what this job takes and…

Safe travels

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 03/20/2023

“Il dolce far niente,“ translated in English, means “the sweetness of doing nothing.” Now that is my idea of a perfect vacation! My sister had just booked herself for a trip and was asking me to be…

More than a woman

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 03/13/2023

WHACK!!! A swift and solid kick had just been delivered straight to the center of my right gluteus maximus. I was doing my afternoon rounds with the residents and happened to have insinuated myself in the space…

Reality bites

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 03/06/2023

I was on my first year of fellowship training and was the second person on call. The patient was a 5-year-old boy who was brought in because of ascending paralysis. He was in tears and whether it…

Unadulterated kindness

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 02/27/2023

Have you been a giver or a recipient? #Curly Tops “May I know what floor?” This sweet inquiry came from a little girl with naturally curly brown hair, twinkly eyes, and a bright gentle smile as she…

Disease of interest

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 02/20/2023

So do I hide under the table now?” Delivered with a smile, this was the only answer that I could give in response to an apology coming from an official from the US Centers for Disease Control…

Wake-up call

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 01/30/2023

What lies ahead? Head trauma. A septuagenarian aunt of a friend was visiting from the United States and accidentally hit her head when she slipped in the bathroom. There was no loss of consciousness or visible contusions.…

Here’s the rub

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 01/23/2023

“People make the world go round.” Listening intently and indulging in the serenity that keeps one company into the late night hours, I could not help but marvel at how this song, originally by The Stylistics in…

Precious

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 01/16/2023

If you ask me what were the most memorable gifts I have ever received in practice, these come to mind: my first basket of ampalaya (bitter gourd), an ordinary ballpen, a P100 bill, a handwritten thank you…

Mother, mother, I am sick

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 01/09/2023

First responder.” As a parent or caregiver have you ever thought of yourself as one? As you know your child best, you rely on your gut instinct if something is amiss. Though you may not qualify in…

Santa’s wish list

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 12/19/2022

Headline read: “CDC encourages people to wear masks to help prevent spread of COVID, flu and RSV over the holidays.” Given that restrictions have been relaxed and gatherings and reunions are inevitable, it pays to heed this…

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