Let me begin with an observation on the latter. Developmental pediatricians in the Philippines are a rare breed. Or that's what I noticed. From society and organization websites, to forums, to word-of-mouth, to my own experience, they seem to be outnumbered by people who need their expertise. A parent of a child with developmental delays has to wait weeks or months to see one developmental pediatrician. Only thirty are listed on the Philippine Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Twenty-five in one Filipino autism blog, and that is not purely DevPeds. A child psychologist, child psychiatrist, and pediatric neurologist are mixed in the list, although they certainly are a big help too. At my son's speech therapy and psychology center I hear the same account from other parents - securing a time slot with a DevPed is hard. They are all fully booked throughout what could turn into a year. You may be lucky if someone withdraws but that rarely happens. I'm playing
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Simply beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGanda ng poetry mo sis.. Join ka nostalgia bukas hehehe
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem and lovely flower.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty is that flower?
ReplyDeleteLOVE your poem.
Wishing you the happiest Wednesday.
very pretty.. did you shoot it yourself? left you a kiss, girl! hope you kiss me back..
ReplyDeleteby the way, do you mind checking out on Grumpy?