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October 2017 Carolina Medical Mission Volume 19, Issue 2 OCTOBER 2017 CMM LIKENED TO A MUSTARD SEED HOPE OF JOY: CAROLINA MEDICAL MISSION By Emma Dempsey By Jaime Lagasca “The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed.” Mark 4:30-32, Still fresh in my mind were the joy of excitement and laughter that Matthew 13;31-32. The mustard seed is not only smaller than all reverberated across the rooms and hallways at Dr. PJ Garcia the other seeds in a garden, but when it is planted, it grows up and Memorial Hospital becomes a tree that is larger than all the other garden plants. in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Like a mustard seed, CMM started small with only six volunteers and at Jose in 1993. This year, however, as CMM celebrates its Silver Lingad Memorial Anniversary, CMM has grown hundred fold. This year’s Mission Regional Hospital to Bataan has 82 in San Fernando, volunteers from the US Pampanga every & Philippines. CMM’s time Dr. James growth is a result of the Kiley removed the tenacity, dedication, eye dressing of an hard work and sacrifices indigent patient whom he operated cataract the previous day! of its many volunteers, “I can see, I can see” was said repeatedly, as tears of joy were partners, sponsors and pouring in their eyes. These indigent patients were not able to see donors. CMM’s mustard or were going blind for several years due to cataract, but now were seed is now a large tree able to see through the miracle of lens implantation. spreading out its branches throughout rural Philippines serving over 200,000 indigent Filipinos to date. I joined the Carolina Medical Mission to Nueva Ecija and Pampanga, Philippines in March 1996. Dr. Fred Ng and his wife CMM 2018 will serve Dinalupihan, Bataan with Rusty Aujero as Anita, the overall Carolina Medical Mission (CMM) coordinators, US Coordinator and Tita Madarang assisting her. The energy assigned me as the US coordinator and the treasurer because I and enthusiasm of these two ladies in their fundraising efforts are was the current president of PAANC. Dr. Fred Ng was the surgical impressive. The following projects have helped them raise funds director and Dr. Art de Leon was the medical director. Carolina for the Bataan mission. Medical Mission which started in 1993 was the main humanitarian • June 10, 2017, PAANC Independence Day picnic (sale of project of PAANC. malunggay plants, and halo-halo) Our small US group • June 10, 2017, Golf Tournament sponsored by Ed Panganiban was composed only • July 29, 2017, Tita Madarang’s fundraising birthday celebration • September 24, 2017, CMM Silver Anniversary Barrio Fiesta of eight people: Dr. • October 7, 2017, Rusty Aujero’s fundraising birthday celebration Fred Ng, Anita Ng, Dr. Art de Leon, Dr. Also, the Garcia and Ventura Families raised funds for CMM Rosemary de Leon, surgical service with the Triangle Fil-Am Golf Association of NC’s Carmen Mosher, Dr. Ace Ventura Memorial Golf Tournament. James Kiley, nurse Cindy Glaser, and One volunteer of notable mention is Rosita (Abby) Sy, our myself. US volunteers were required to pay their own expenses Philippine Liaison Officer who makes CMM’s ground logistics like airfare, food and lodging and the rest of the money left were happen. Abby is the instrumental behind the scenes person used to buy medicine for the indigent patients. Also, all supplies who arranges our transportation from Manila to the venues and and medicines were shipped or carried by the volunteer group. On back; arranges our hotel accommodations, orders our uniforms, the other hand, the CMM Philippine group which was composed purchases the medicine in Manila, handles the R&R details, and of local volunteers, nurses, and surgeons lead by Drs. Benjamin more. Thank you, Abby! You’re awesome! and Nimfa Yu was larger. We were hosted by Governor Edno Joson, the Governor of Nueva Ecija and Carol de Jesus, a local In 2018, after the Mission to Dinalupihan, CMM will celebrate its coordinator. Silver Anniversary at Las Casas Pilipinas de Azucar, in Bagac, Bataan on February 9, 2018. We look forward to celebrating this I was assigned as a circulating nurse (a retired scientist and milestone with our volunteers. Thank you volunteers, partners and manager as profession) and interpreter for our American eye supporters for the last wonderful 25 years of service. surgeon, Dr. James Kiley and his nurse, Cindy Glaser. My Ilocano worked perfectly well with patients in Cabanatuan City. We CMM SCHEDULE 2018 conducted eye surgery at Dr. PJ Garcia Memorial Hospital and at Jose Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital. Dr. Kiley performed CMM 2018 JOINT MISSION FEBRUARY 4-10, 2018 DINALUPIHAN, BATAAN cataract surgery on several indigent patients and implanted lenses. Resident doctors observed Dr. Kiley during surgery. He CMM SURGICAL MISSION TBA generously taught implant procedures and new techniques. CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA Dr. Ng and Dr. Yu performed numerous cleft lip and thyroid CMM SURGICAL MISSION surgeries at a series of hospital venues. Family medicine led by TBA PINAMALAYAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO Continued on next page... OCTOBER 2017 1 www.CarolinaMedicalMission.com Dr. Art de Leon were conducted in another venue. Patients told CMM BARRIO FIESTA 2017 us, they did not have money to pay, but offered prayer for us for The CMM Barrio many blessings. The experience was overwhelming and satisfying Fiesta 2017 was that no words can explain it. My special thanks go to Adonis Ng held on Saturday who wore hats of all trades at this mission, as our driver, security, September 24, runner, and 2017 at St. Francis keeping me posted of Assisi Catholic on everything. Church in Raleigh NC. The annual Spreading the celebration drew word of my a crowd of over unforgettable 160 volunteers and CMM experience friends of the Carolina Medical Mission (CMM). got very positive feedback from Before dinner, people. I was able to talk to Dr. Michael Sison, an eye surgeon in Monsignor Lewis Quezon City who conducted free cataract surgery once a week in co-celebrated a San Fernando to join the mission. Dr. Sison has since become thanksgiving mass a CMM mainstay. I also met with Mayor Ariel de Guzman of in appreciation Mabini, Pangasinan and his wife Iva, the sister of Melinda Turner for CMM’s 24 of Greenville, NC. Ariel and Iva were the CMM 1997 Philippine years of service coordinators. When I attended the Cuison family reunion in NY and outreach. with my wife Eva CMM 2018 in Quinto Lagasca, Dinalupihan, we presented a Bataan marks poster about CMM. our 25 year of service to the Philippines. The Barrio Fiesta was We were able to an early Silver Anniversary party and an additional fundraiser convince Eva’s first for Bataan. Past CMM coordinators were awarded plaques and cousin Dr. Elmo† volunteers were given certificates for their invaluable service to our (Sergio) Cuison and kababayan. his wife Dr. Navora Gapas-Cuison† Thank you to all our to join future dedicated volunteers missions. Elmo and Navora became long time CMM volunteers. for making the Also, other friends and acquaintances who joined the missions Barrio Fiesta a great through the years were Dr. Rob and Melinda Turner†, Dr. Lee success. We thank and Frances Trent, and Dr. Angelina Edralin Knox† President of all of our food donors Phil-Am Wilmington, (Angelina reconnected with her long lost first for the delicious cousin, Nene Edralin Marshall† of Louisburg, wife of Jim Marshall, Filipino cuisine. another CMM volunteer), and more. As PAANC President that And thank you to all year, I was able to act as a roving ambassador for our organization the attendees who and CMM by attending functions of the different smaller Phil-Am came to support the organizations in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Wilmington-Cape mission’s efforts, and Fear, Jacksonville- to spread CMM’s Camp Lejeune, message of hope. Havelock-Cherry Point, Fayetteville, We are glad that Asheville, Charlotte, everyone enjoyed the Louisburg, evening of delicious Greensboro, food, delightful Lumberton, NC and conversation, Columbia, SC. and deserving recognitions. As years have gone What a wonderful by, my mind is still strong but my body is weak, like most people time to catch up with my own age. I encourage the Carolina Medical Mission family to our CMM friends as support this very worthwhile effort and cause, to sustain the legacy we prepare for the started by Art, Rosemary, Fred, and Anita. I welcome Dr. Rob upcoming CMM 2018 Turner, the new Medical Director and Dr. Benjamin Yu, the new Silver Anniversary Surgical Director; and I send best wishes to Drs. Art de Leon and joint medical mission Fred Ng. Also, I would like to salute Anita Ng, overall coordinator to Dinalupihan, on her previous work, and to congratulate her replacement through Bataan. Other the years, the very dedicated and hard working, Emma Dempsey. missions include Thank you to the Carolina Medical Mission family. You have Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro and Nueva Ecija. always been a part of my life. God bless us all! OCTOBER 2017 2 www.CarolinaMedicalMission.com CMM: 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PHILIPPINES 1993 Art, Rosemary, and Jay de Leon, Anita Ng joined CERT International for a week-long mission to Bohol 1994 CMM visited and scouted the Mount Pinatubo area and surrounding barrios for medical outreach 1995 CMM Joint Medical Mission, San Antonio, Nueva Ecija & Castillejos, Zambales 1996 CMM Joint Medical Mission, Cabanatuan City & San Antonio, Nueva Ecija & San Fernando, Pampanga Our first Bohol mission in 1993 started with six US 1997 CMM Joint Medical Mission, Alaminos & Mabini, Western volunteers. This year we have 82 volunteers (US Pangasinan and Philippines).
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