Thursday, August 14, 2003

Doctors

My sister and her friend figured in a vehicular accident this morning. After their morning jog at the UP campus, they boarded a jeepney going home. Shortly after passing the PHILCOA overpass and approaching the Department of Agrarian Reform, their jeepney hit a lane-swerving bus. In the ensuing impact, my sister, who was sitting at the midsection together with her friend, was thrown in a pile near the landing together with the other passengers.

My sister suffered no visible injuries, but is sore in some parts of the body. Her friend though was not as lucky with a slight concussion in the head.

Right after the impact, they immediately left the scene and headed for the nearby East Avenue hospital for a quick check-up. My sister�s friend, not used to being in hospitals (and an overburdened hospital one at that ), was grossed out by the quality of care the hospital gives to its patients. They were in a queue standing up with no seats for the patients available. So my sister�s friend was bleeding in the head and trying to remain in an upright position. It was a quick matter altogether. An X-ray was done and the concussion was pronounced non-serious. They were off in a huff.

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