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7

"H...hello?"

"Hello?"

"Ate June? Si Mayang po ito. Sorry kung nagising ko kayo.."

"O, Mayang. Magli-lips to lips na sana kami ni Jericho Rosales e. Bakit?"

"Pinapabalik po kayo dito sa Wing 11 ngayon din."

"Ha? Bakit? Anong nangyayari?"

"Si Nic po."

"Nic? Bakit? Anong nangyari kay Nic? Na-endorse ko sya kay Lisa kagabi nung nakatulog na sya..."

"Inatake po ng ubo kaninang hatinggabi. Iyak ng iyak dahil siguro sa ubo at hika.."

"Ah sige, magbibihis lang ako...susko Nic!"

"June!"

"Ms. Ruth.."

"I-ready mo na si Nic, dadalhin natin sya sa St. Luke's. Nag-seizure daw?"

"Seizure?"

"Di nila malapitan at nagwawala..alam mo naman.."

"Ah opo...opo"

"Nic...Nic...andito na si June...kalma na...andito na ako...shhh...."

"June! June!"

"Shhh....shh....tatanggalin ko yung restrains ha? Relax lang...papalitan natin yung diaper mo at magbibihis tayo, okay? Pawis na pawis ka na o...at amoy suka..."

"...Patient Nic...history of RAD...asthma as of this afternoon...reported to have been coughing violently since midnight resulting in vomiting...stiffening of the arms and legs..." Lisa, the night duty nurse assigned to Nic read off from Nic's chart at June did her work. "Sa yo lang talaga sya nakikinig at nag-r-relax e...kala ko kanina nag-seizure na sya nung nilagay ko yung restraints kasi nagwawala na sya sa tindi nung pag-iyak at pag-uubo nya. Pinahawak ko pa kina Marco at Eric yung balikat at legs nya kasi naninipa na.."

"Ah...o sige...salamat, Lisa...ready na ba yung gurney?"

"Oo...kinuha na ni Marco.."

"Gurney? Saan nyo ako dadalhin? June?!" Nic wailed loudly. She shook her head from side to side as she cried and coughed. She heaved and vomited.

"Shh...tahan na....shhh....pupunta tayo sa hospital kasi masama na yung hika mo...bibigyan ka nila ng medicines para lumuwag yung paghinga mo...o ayan, sumusuka ka na sa kakaubo mo e...tahan na..."

"Hospital? Ayoko! Ayoko! Ayoko ng injection! Ayaw! June! Help! Ayoko sa hospital!"

"Lisa, andyan ba yung malaking wheel chair? Yung walang gilid?" June turned to Lisa who was standing by the door of Nic's room waiting for Marco and the gurney.

"Wala e."

"Ah okay"

It was a bit of a struggle for the EMTs to put on the oxygen mask on Nic as she thrashed and shook her head, crying. June was able to finally put the mask on after much coaxing and soothing.