A high-profile media personality recently tried to shame a Philippine General Hospital (PGH) doctor stationed at the emergency room (ER). The doctor was just doing his job. However, the said media personality proceeded to curse him and even went as far as to accuse PGH doctors in general of being matapobre or “anti-poor.”
Well, another PGH doctor, Dr. Winlove Mojica, had a tongue-in-cheek approach to the whole matapobre accusation. He, instead, posted a Twitter SOS for his patient, a little boy named Yul, who has a severe case of psoriasis. (By the way, yes, that is the doctor’s real name!)
Yul happens to live in Sibuyan Island in Romblon. Unfortunately, his family does not have the means to stock up on the lotion that he needs for his condition.
Below are Dr. Mojica’s tweets. He posted a picture of himself and Yul with the consent of Yul’s mom.
Hello po! Mula po sa isang “matapobreng doktor na nagtapos at nagtratrabaho sa PGH” – hihingi po sana ako ng tulong para sa pasyente ko. Siya po si Yul, 3 years old boy na may psoriasis mula Sibuyan Island. Halos isang taon ko na po siya ginagamot. pic.twitter.com/GjeyPpYSq5
? Dr. Winlove Mojica (@theskinsensei) August 17, 2018
Nung una ko siyang makita late 2017 ganyan din ang kundisyon niya pero naging NORMAL ang balat niya dahil nagtyaga sila dito sa Maynila ng mga dalawang buwan kahit wala silang kamag-anak at hanap-buhay. Tinulungan sila ng DOH. Bumalik po sila sa probinsya nung January 2018.
? Dr. Winlove Mojica (@theskinsensei) August 17, 2018
Nagbilin po ako sa doktor doon paano ibibigay ang gamot niya. Ayos naman. Dapat babalik sila ng March 2018 kaso nahirapan silang bumalik dito. Naubos niya na ang pabaon ng DOH na regular lotion niya. Dahil naubos na rin yung gamot, unti-unting bumalik ang psoriasis ni Yul.
? Dr. Winlove Mojica (@theskinsensei) August 17, 2018
Nandito siya ulit sa Manila. Kaso may pagbabago daw sa patakaran sa DOH kaya hindi sila lubusang matulungan. Sinuggest ko sa Mama ni Yul kung okay lang na manghingi ako nang tulong sa social media. Sabi niya sige Dok, wala na kasi kaming makain.
? Dr. Winlove Mojica (@theskinsensei) August 17, 2018
Ginagamot ko si Yul for free. Pero kailangan niyang umuwi sa Sibuyan. dito sa Walang trabaho ang nanay niya dito. Sa FB nga lang kami nag-uusap, para mamonitor ang kalagayan ni Yul. Yung lotion lang talaga ang pwedeng makatulong sa kanya pag wala siya sa Manila, malayo sa akin.
? Dr. Winlove Mojica (@theskinsensei) August 17, 2018
Humihingi po ako nang tulong kung sino po pwede ang magbigay ng lotion kay Yul…yung pwedeng derecho na sa Sibuyan. Para hindi sila mahirapan. Kailangan niya kasi yun forever. Kung may lotion lang siya, siguro hindi bumalik nang ganyang kalala ang psoriasis niya.
? Dr. Winlove Mojica (@theskinsensei) August 17, 2018
Mabait na bata yan. Kahit na may sakit, happy disposition. Nag Mister Pogi pose pa nung nag picture kami. Gusto ko sana siyang makitang magtapos ng College…pero sa ngayon, dun muna tayo sa regular lotion. Please message me kung may maitutulong po kayo. Salamat po!
? Dr. Winlove Mojica (@theskinsensei) August 17, 2018
Dr. Mojica’s Twitter call did not go unheeded. He seemed overjoyed by the response.
Please send your help via LBC:
MELANIE GRANCHO (maiden name of mother of Yul)
Mobile number: 09184403601
Romblon, RomblonThe mother will go to LBC Romblon from Sibuyan Island since there is no LBC in Sibuyan.
Thank you!!! pic.twitter.com/wnLTe1nEvx
? Dr. Winlove Mojica (@theskinsensei) August 18, 2018
WE can’t help but be touched by Dr. Mojica’s gesture, especially because he also shows in the photo that psoriasis is not a contagious condition.