A Public Forum on Palliative Care, Oct 16

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Our Profile
Madre de Amor Hospice Foundation, Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit
organization founded in 1994 at Los Baños, Laguna by a group of entrepreneurs and
relatives of cancer victims. The idea was to complement the efforts of formal medical
institutions to care for the terminally-ill whose needs are different from patients with
curable disease. Madre de Amor operates under the dictum that “when cure is no longer
possible, there is no end to the care and love we extend to our terminally-ill patients”.
Because of this belief, Madre de Amor does not only provide assistance to terminally-ill
patients through the administration of simple nursing care, including administration of
morphine under the supervision of a certified physician, but more importantly, extend
psychological, mental and especially, spiritual support to their relatives.
Madre de Amor provides its services free of charge to its mostly indigent
patient. A Board of Trustees sets the vision and policy direction for the organization.
On a day-to-day basis, it is run by a medical director, who serves as its Executive
Director, supported by two licensed nurses and an Administrative Officer and a core of
more than (50) volunteers who conduct regular visits to the patients and their relatives
providing psychological, moral and spiritual support to them. Volunteers undergo
training before being deployed for home visits. Madre de Amor systematically keeps a
record of all the patients it has administered to ever since its establishment 19 years
ago. It had published two books to document its experiences in administering to the
needs of terminally-ill patients and their relatives, and the rich experiences of its
volunteers to serve as a handy reference for other communities wanting to establish
their own local hospice.
Madre de Amor is a founding member of Hospice Philippines, an umbrella
organization of approximately 37 hospice/palliative care centers in the Philippines. It is
also a member of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network. Because of its solid
track record as an NGO serving the needs of indigent patients, Madre de Amor is
accredited by the Philippine Council for NGO Certification and was recognized by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development Region IV-A Office as Social Work
Agency per Administrative Order No. 17 series of 2008. It is also accredited by the
Department of Health partnered with the Laguna Medical Center as the only NGO
allowed to administer morphine for free to indigent cancer patients suffering from
extreme pain due to their illness.
Madre de Amor is the longest existing community-based hospice
organization in the country and because of the immense knowledge, skills and
experiences it accumulated throughout its long years of its operations, its executive
director and staff have been invited to serve as resource persons for other communities
or medical institutions wanting to establish their own hospice. Among them were
groups in Lucena and Tayabas in Quezon, Bel Air in Makati, St Louis University in Baguio,
Davao, Pampanga, and Biñan in Laguna.
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VISION
The foundation envisions a system of responding the multifaceted requirements of a
dying patient and his family, tailored to the country’s environment. It upholds the
hospice philosophy of care by emphasizing the quality of life. The foundation is likewise
committed to serving as a “Midwife for Souls” who will facilitate the passage of the
spirit from the love of his kin to the embracing love of God.
MISSION
To provide hospice home care for terminally-ill patients regardless of race, religion
or financial status. To educate the public and provide training in hospice care and to
establish hospices in other towns as part of the mission of spreading the hospice
movement in the country.
GOALS
•Achieve the best possible quality of life for patients and their families.
•Organize, develop and strengthen a motivated, responsive and dependable team of
hospice volunteers.
•Establish and develop infrastructures to maximize effectiveness as a home-based care
unit.
•Provide training to perspective volunteers who want to share their time, talent and
treasure and to stimulate public awareness.
•Interface with other hospice organizations both here and abroad.
•Contribute to the spread of the hospice movement in the country.
•Serve as a model and inspiration to be replicated in other parts of the province and
eventually in other regions in the country.
•To generate funds in support of the hospice care program.
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Message from the President
Message from the President (20th)
"I solemnly assure you, unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and
dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. But if it dies, it produces much fruit." (St. John 12:24)
This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Madre Amor
Hospice Foundation, Inc. (MAHFI). Its establishment seems fortuitous; its existence
nothing short of a miracle.
The establishment of Madre de Amor was inspired by the death of our
only daughter and eldest child, Sarah Katrina, to cancer at a tender age of fourteen and
half years old. Her life was full of promise. She not only had loving and highly
supportive parents but was gifted by the Lord with superior intellect and skills. She
was an established classical pianist at the age of 12, an excellent writer, and was adept
in math and science being a student of the Philippine Science High School. Sadly, with
all her gifts, one thing was denied from her. That was the gift of life.
When she died, doubts and questions lingered in my mind and more importantly, soul.
Why was she taken away so early? Why was she given superior intellect and talents
that would guarantee her success in any chosen career only to be denied life? Why
born at all when she would be taken away prematurely unable to fulfill her full
potentials and contribute to the betterment of society? And many more questions
about life, relationship with God, etc. There were no answers.
A few months after Sarah's death, my wife (Dada) and I were informed
that there would be a seminar on "hospice care" to be delivered by Dr. Josefina Magno,
a Filipina doctor who spent most of her professional life developing and strengthening
palliative care in the US West coast. We were at first hesitant to attend because it
involved traveling to Ayala Alabang (we were residing at Los Banos, Laguna). But our
hesitance turned to inspiration when we discovered that many of the nagging
questions we faced with the early death of Sarah found answers in the short talk of
Dra. Magno on hospice care.
There and then, we realized the real meaning of the untimely death of
Sarah. She was the proverbial "wheat that falls and dies to produce much more fruit".
Establishing Madre de Amor Hospice Foundation, Inc. was God's answer to our search
for the meaning of her short stay here with us.
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With this realization and inspiration, my wife and I linked up with respected business
leaders and social entrepreneurs, led by Antonio Mercado and his wife Monina, Carol
Guerrero, Ning Basa, Marcia Sandoval, and our local talent, Dr. Rhodora del RosarioOcampo to establish Madre de Amor in 1994. The successful launch and operation of
our hospice would have not been possible without the active involvement of our
hospice volunteers, the backbone of our operation, mainly recruited from faith-based
organizations in our Los Banos community.
Madre de Amor never had assured funding. Its operation throughout its two-decade
existence owed much to the generosity, kindness and efforts of its donors, staff and
volunteers. Despite this and with the Los Banos community originally serving as its
nucleus, Madre de Amor has expanded its operation to cover 22 municipalities and
four cities of Laguna. It has administered to more than1,500 patients and around
1,600 of their relatives. Given the multi-dimensional needs of patients suffering from
terminal illness, Madre de Amor's services range from providing medical, psychological,
emotional and spiritual support to the patients and their relatives for free (refer to
2014 Annual Report for services provided).
The existence of Madre de Amor for two decades and the expansion of
the range of services it offers is a miracle in itself. Hospice work is a daunting task
given the emotionally, psychologically and spiritually-draining nature of daily facing the
pain and suffering of terminally-ill patients and their relatives without the ability of
finding answers to their most difficult questions. Finding donors is also a challenge
because most would rather provide assistance to activities which give hope (i.e.,
supporting street children or orphans) than to easing the pain of a suffering patient
who eventually would die. But the reality is that cancer and terminally-related diseases
(i.e., renal failure, coronary heart disease, HIV, etc.) have become major causes of death
in the country. Cancer now ranks as the 3rd leading cause of death in the country, and
is expected to further rise due to pollution and poor lifestyle habits. Cancer has
become such a prevalent disease that it now affects a cross section of our population
regardless of income status, employment, gender and geographical location.
We realize that our formal medical institutions will not be able to fully
respond to the needs of patients suffering from terminal illness and their relatives.
Hospice should be viewed as a complementary institution to take care of the sick.
Thus, no matter how difficult hospice work is, the least of which is raising funds to
support its activity, we persist in our calling because of its relevance to the dire need
of our people, particularly the poor.
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Hospice care is the most humane, the most God-like act that we could
extend as human beings, to our patients suffering from excruciating pain and to their
relatives overwhelmed by the magnitude of their problem and doubting for a merciful
end to the tragedy that they face.
From the very start, we knew that we would be successful in our
endeavor because of the inspiration of Sarah and the thousands of patients and their
relatives that we cared for and administered to. And more importantly, through the
guidance of our Lord who has goaded us "to stay the course" despite difficulties. In
the process, a miracle happened: Madre de Amor Hospice Foundation, Inc. now
celebrates twenty years of extending "endless care and compassion to those whose
cure is no longer possible!
To God be the Glory!
Fermin D. Adriano, Ph.D.
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Message from the Executive Director
Greetings of peace and hope!
This year marked the 20th year of the Madre de Amor Hospice Foundation Inc. A small
miracle indeed for us who began this organization in 1994. All we had then was a
vision of helping the dying, coupled with passion and sheer grit. As in most pioneering
efforts, courage come first, details later. We learned along the way what hospice care
was all about, both in the medical perspective as well as the practical issues.
The 1st 10 years saw us honing our clinical skills and improving and completing the
services that we gave to our patients. These included obtaining morphine from the
Department of Health, acquiring equipment like hospital beds, suction machine,
oxygen tanks and gauges, networking with various GOs and NGOs who could assist
our patients. All these were aimed towards obtaining legitimacy as an organization.
The 2nd decade ushered in a different set of problems. These were organizational in
nature. We had to clean up our policies and procedures especially in the HRD,
administrative and financial modules. Our SEC papers were audited. Fortunately or
providentially, a staff with an accounting background joined us and greatly facilitated
these problems. As a result we were able to get a PCNC accreditation. Added to this
was the capacity building project of the Ayala Foundation/USAID which resulted in a
clearer set of Policies and Procedures.
We continually face obstacles along the way. These included: 1)financial sustainability
concerns 2) acceptance from government and community 3) finding staff and
volunteers and board members willing to embrace the challenges of hospice 4)
standardizing the practices both medical & administrative procedures 5) patient
enrollment. But we have managed to overcome many of these through hard work,
patience, determination and prayers.
It has been an honor & privilege for us to serve the seriously ill and dying patients &
their families in our community for the past 20 years.
As we usher in our 3rd decade, I know we will face new challenges, some old, some
new. But with God’s help and your continued support, I know we will succeed.
Thank you.
Rhodora D. Ocampo, MD
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HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS……
1993 – Sarah Katrina Adriano 14, dies of naso-pharyngeal cancer.
1994 – Madre de Amor Foundation was established.
- A talk by Dr. Josefina Magno’s “Hospice: A call to one another”
with an audience of UPLB Faculty and other Professionals.
1995 – Madre de Amor Foundation Inc. was registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
1996 –Some officers and medical professionals attend the 2nd Asia Pacific
Hospice Conference in Singapore.
-Pancake house sponsors the fund drive “ Help Build a Hospice”
-Featured in national TV in the program “Emergency” on GMA7.
-Inauguration of permanent Hospice Center.
1997 – Blessing of the Garden Shrine of Our Lady at the Hospice Center
Staff and Volunteers’ Renewal of Commitment to hospice care by
Dr. Josefina Magno and Dr. Neil Hobbes.
1998 – Dr. Rachel C. Gonzales joins hospice.
1999 – Annette Archer, hospice nurse from Australia visits Madre de Amor
Hospice.
- DOH visits hospice and the patients as part of their orientation and
training in hospice
-Antonio R. Mercado, our president dies at age 66.
2000 – Monina Allarey Mercado joins hospice.
2001 – Madre de Amor opens its Sta. Cruz Laguna hospice facility.
-The Lucena chapter began a hospice program through the MDAFI
training.
-Tayabas Quezon Community based hospice started by Delsie Abrigo
Horak.
2002 – Michael Jones of Herrod Foundation (Switzerland) visits the Hospice
Center
- San Pablo Hospice begins its services under Dt. Job Brion and Maria
Stella D. Tan.
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2003 – Our chairman of the board, Dr. Josefina B. Magno dies at age 83.
-Carolina G. Guerrero becomes the chairman of the board.
-Thanksgiving Picnic, a fund raising activity concert by classical singers Sonia
A. Gomez, Steve Groff and Manuel Pacis.
2004- Ayala Foundation enlists MDAFI for grants eligibility.
-Joins the National Hospice Palliative Care Council of the Philippines
-Dr. Rosalie Shaw of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network visits
hospice.
-Medical and Dental clinic with the SM Foundation during hospice 10th year
anniversary.
-Hospice Stories publication.
2005 – ED attended the 6th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference in Seoul, Korea
-ED & volunteer Tess Gonzales were speakers at the Silver Linings in EDSA
Shangrila Hotel.
- Produced a stage play with the National Commission for Culture and the
Arts ” May Tinig and Damdamin, May Awit ang Tungkulin”.
- Fielding of caregivers for private patients.
2006 – Our nurse attended the Palliative Care Nursing Workshop in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
- Featured in QTV’s Sa Pulso- “Kumadrona ng mga Kaluluwa”.
- Participated in the 2nd Annual Hospice Walk in celebration of the National
Hospice Week and World Hospice Day.
2007 – Conducted Palliative Care Training in Makati Bel Air senior citizen, the St.
Louis University , the San Jose Batangas barangay health workers group and
some barangay health workers group in Ayala Alabang hospice.
-Featured in QTV’s “ Jessica Soho: Sana’y Muling Makapiling, NBN channel 4 “
Young Once” and GMA 7 “ Kapuso, Jessica Soho”
-Visited by Dr. Rosalie Shaw of the Asia Pacific Hospice Network, Rev
Michael Wright from UK and Dr. Frank Ferris with Prudence of the
University of California, San Diego Hospice
-Madre de Amor as the forefront of the 7th Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative
Care Conference in Sofitel Hotel
2008 – Staff and volunteers attended the 2nd Silver Linings event in Cebu City and
the Asia Pacific Hospice Conference in Singapore
-Featured in GMA7 “Wish ko Lang” with actor Robin Padilla, ABS-CBN “
Salamat Dok”, “The Correspondents” and ANC’s “Talk Back with Tina.”
-Celebrity Piolo Pascual visited our hospice
-We got our PC-NGO Accreditation
-Grant from PCSO
-Concert entitled “Musika ng Pag Asa.”
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2009 – 15th year anniversary and came out with a souvenir program with the
theme “Hospice Heals”
-Featured in GMA7 “Wish ko Lang” with Katrina Halili, ABS CBN’s “Bid to
Give Project at “Umagang kay Ganda” in partnership with newscaster
Bernadette Sembrano and Fidel Sarmiento of “Isang Samahang Makasining”
-Celebrated Voices for Hospice through relief operations in Brgy. Malinta
for the victims of typhoon Ondoy .
-Staff attended workshop at the Asian Social Institute, forum and trainings
2010 – Partnered with the UPLB ComArts Society for a stage play entitled
“Pahimakas at Panimula”.
-Art work of our patients were displayed during the Art Exhibit at the
D.L. Umali Hall.
-Dr. Richard Yap from Singapore Palliative Care Unit visited our hospice.
-Our nurses attended a forum at the Asian Hospital with the theme
“Sharing the Care” and End of Life Care Workshop.
2011 - Conduct of palliative care training for the staff of Golden Acres Haven for
the elderly in Tanay Rizal
-Served as resource person to discuss hospice work as part of the
“volunteerism” program of UPLB Alumni Association
-Assisted a 9 year old patient with cancer to continue her studies
-Hosted the visit of three doctor specialists on palliative care from other
countries to exchange insights and lessons learned.
-GMA NEWSTV I Juander host / reporter Cesar Apolinario celebrated his
birthday with our patients. Our patient Angie was featured at the TV
program with the theme “Masayahin si Juan.”
-Staff attended forum, workshops, symposium, trainings and general
assembly.
2012 – Celebrated 18th year anniversary with DSWD secretary Corazon “Dinky”
Soliman as the guest speaker at the UPLB Senior Social Garden in Los
Baños.
-Selected to attend a two year project in USAID through Ayala
Foundation’s Strengthening the Capacity of CSOs.
-Executive Director talked about the Hospice Philippines role in Palliative
care during the Regional Conference on Palliative Care with the theme
“Breaking Barriers Ensuring Palliative Care as a Basic Human Right.”
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-Nurses attended End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium
(ELNEC- Trainer’s Training) with lead facilitator Dr. Roger A.
Strong at the UP-PGH,
Taft Manila.
-Staff and volunteers attended conventions, workshops, lectures
and seminars.
- Executive Director presented a paper at the Acta Medica Philippina “A
Study of Head and Neck Cancers Admitted at a Community Palliative
Care Center: Madre de Amor Hospice Foundation from 1995-2008
2013 –Conducted Hospice orientation for the Letran-Calamba College of
Nursing and Palliative Care.
-Training to DSWD –GRACES staff from Quezon City
-Helped set up the Hospice of Northern Luzon Palliative Care in
Bayombong Nueva Viscaya.
-Outstanding Community Service Award given by the St. Therese
Foundation-Los Baños Inc.
-Hospital equipment and supplies donation by the Shindengen
Company during the 19th year anniversary.
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Our Stories
Our Stories
Nurturing Love
She has three siblings; two of whom are married with their own families. They are
supported financially by her other sister who works in a nearby town. Often her
mother helps in her own little way.
In August 2012, with the help of the Madre de Amor Hospice Foundation, radical
mastectomy was done at the Laguna Provincial Hospital. The doctors recommended
chemotherapy after the surgery. Due to financial constraints, the plan was aborted,
resulting in multiple complications. She experienced excruciating pain reaching a
scale of 10/10. Pain control was done by the hospice medical team with good
result.
It is a very difficult journey for the patient and her mother, due to sleepless nights,
financial difficulties and an uncertain future.
The hospice nurse and the volunteers along with lay minister provide emotional
support and spiritual healing.
Then her old mother, her loving caregiver started experiencing weakness, elevated
blood pressure and blurred vision. Blindness set in. Both now need much care but
her strong will power and faith pulled her through. Both the mother and daughter
are regularly visited by hospice.
Joy and gratitude fills my heart for this beautiful opportunity for caring and giving. I
am so blessed.
Cyndie Estrella, R.N.
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Our Stories
Pink Ribbon
The pink ribbon is the logo associated with breast cancer. It is used to promote
breast cancer awareness and at the same time, honor the victims and survivors of
the disease. Breast cancer usually afflicts women but men are not totally immune to
it either. Though not common, there are incidences of the disease too among the
male members of the population. Causes of the disease are largely genetic but
lifestyle factors in too, the food one eats, and regimen and the environment one is
exposed to. Luckily, there are ways to detect it early making a patient’s chances of
survival better, even good. Because of the increase in breast cancer cases in the
country, the government launched an awareness campaign promoting its early
detection by teaching women and men too, how to do breast self-examination and
convince them to go in for annual breasts check-up.
As of this writing, at the Madre de Amor Hospice Foundation alone, 44% of patients
enrolled for palliative care are breast cancer patients. Lolit, my patient from
Palingon, Calamba City, was one of them.
Lolit used to be a fish vendor. It was a difficult way to earn a living, but she was able
to provide for the simple needs of her family, until the day she found out she has
breast cancer. Though stricken, she managed to go on with life as normally as she
could. For more than ten years, she valiantly fought the disease, several hospice
nurses took turns in caring for her. She was also one of the patients of the Day
Care Program when Hospice re-opened it in 2006 and eventually graduated from it
in 2010, when she was found to have spinal cord compression secondary to bone
metastasis. I witnessed the deterioration of her health from the time she was
mobile until she became bed bound. I saw how she struggled to cope with her
failing health and her family’s daily needs. Due to frequent flooding they wereforced
to move to her daughter’s home in one of the better situated, flood free barangay in
the city, Majada, also in Calamba.I also learned that her husband and one son died of
pulmonary tuberculosis, and that another son is in prison, wrongly accused,
according to her, of drug related offense. But painful though those realities were,
none was more severe than the physical pain she had to bear. For the longest time,
she was taking opioid to ease the pain, it started with Tramadol 50 which was shifted
to morphine sulfate later on.
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Lolit finally passed early July this year, but her story did not end with her death. She
has a daughter named Jinky. Jinky is single and like her Mom, she has breast cancer
Stage III- C. Her Mom learned of her affliction but Jinky refused to confirm it to her,
so as to shield her from added worry. For the same reason that she did not confide
in her the difficulties of providing for her, for the family and for the cost of her many
tests and attempts in treatment. She did not tell her about her debts, that her
motorcycle was mortgaged and then foreclosed, that even her own house was
mortgaged so that she could repair her Mom’s house where she knew she would be
more comfortable and happier to die.
Lolit died happy, surrounded by family. Jinky was even able to arrange for her
imprisoned brother to visit her dying mother. Jinky didn’t want her Mom to die.
She even failed to muster enough strength to look at her remains. Through the
initiative of the Hospice nurses and the doctor in their Barangay, Jinky had a series
of tests and was scheduled for treatment – she qualified for the Patient Navigation
Program of the Department of Health and the Philippine Cancer Society. Chances
Jinky set aside to care for her Mom and provide for her family. Now that her Mom
is gone, Jinky is trying to catch up on the missed tests necessary for her to qualify
again for the government program she put on hold. For Jinky is afraid, she is afraid
to die like her Mom.
Jenelyn Rualo,R.N.
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Our Services
and Activities
Our Services and Activities
Home Care is our core service providing palliative/hospice care to the patients. The
hospice doctor and nurses regularly visit the patients for pain and symptom control,
physical assessment and nursing care. A listening ears, compassionate touch and
companionship with spiritual support are provided by our trained hospice volunteers.
Day Care activities provide relaxation to ease patient’s boredom and loneliness. It is
also an opportunity to meet and socialize with people in similar situations and a respite
for their family/caregivers. Different organizations and individuals sponsored some of
the recreational activities.
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Daycare Graduation
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Our Services and Activities
Supportive care Services: A service for patients who are still ambulatory
but do not want to attend the day care service. They love being visited by our staff
and volunteer.
Laying of stones in our Garden of the Resurrection is a bereavement support
for the patient’s family to commemorate their loved ones.
reminisce with us and help the process of letting go easier.
This enables them
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Visit to Sinag Kalinga in Lucban Quezon- Sept 30
ABSNET Funday with the Laguna Governor -Oct. 11
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Our Services and Activities
Hospice 20th year anniversary August 19
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Our Services and Activities
Christmas party and Annual Gift-Giving on
December 12
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Fuji Electric Employees
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Our Services and Activities
Rodel & Laiza Sison
Thess & Sylvia Colisara
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The Heart of Hospice
Monthly Meetings: Volunteers regular meeting every first Friday of the
month. This is the time for reporting about their patients and fellowship
as well.
Quarterly Recollection: A quarterly recollection for the staff and
volunteer in order to replenish their weary spirits.
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2014 Hospice Volunteer Awards
Perfect Attendance:
Alice Aragones
Teodulo Capuno
Orlando Palad
Most Amicable Volunteer:
Nida Javier
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Outstanding Volunteer:
Josefina Alcantara
Five- Year Loyalty Award:
Lina Velasco
Clara Talvera
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20 Years Loyalty Award:
Alice Aragones
Alicia Capiral
Eva Data
Teresita Gonzales
Rhodora Ocampo
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Education,
Training and
Forum
Education, Training and Forum
Volunteers’ Orientation attended by, Letran-Calamba College of Nursing
on Jan 16
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Leadership for H.O.P.E. Training, Oct. 14-16
National Hospice & Palliative Care Summit, Oct. 15
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A Public Forum on Palliative Care, Oct 16
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Resource
Generation
Garage Sale on Feb 08
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HIV Aids film Showing on March 20
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Larong Bata on Sept. 4
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Statistics
Table 1. The number of patients seen in home care service, 2014
Patients
Los
Baños
Bay
Calamba
Cabuyao
Pila
Victoria
Sta.
Cruz
Calauan
San
Pablo
Sta. Maria
Siniloan
Lumban
Pagsanjan
Total
At the start
25
18
3
12
5
63
New
52
22
15
10
10
109
Under care
77
40
18
22
15
12
Daycare
7
1
3
2
1
14
Death
35
15
11
13
5
79
Discharged
14
1
0
1
0
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Figure 1. Age range of patients seen, 2014
40
30
20
10
0
11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71>
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Figure 2. Male to Female ratio of patients, 2014
Male 48%
Female 52%
Figure 3. Period of Care of Patients seen in the home care
service, 2014
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
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Statistics
Table 2. Sources of referral of patients in the home care service,
2014
Sources
of
Referrals
Los
Baños
Bay
Calamba
Cabuyao
Pila
Victoria
Sta.
Cruz
Calauan
San
Pablo
Sta. Maria
Siniloan
Lumban
Pagsanjan
Total
Volunteers
33
5
8
7
8
61
MD
24
4
3
4
0
35
Relatives of
former
Patients
18
16
2
8
4
48
Hospice
Network
9
3
4
6
0
22
Internet
1
2
0
0
0
3
Walk in
2
1
0
0
0
3
Total
87
31
17
25
12
172
Table 3. Visitations done by team member in the home care
service, 2014
Number
of Visits
Los
Baños
Bay
Calamba
Cabuyao
Pila
Victoria
Sta.
Cruz
Calauan
San
Pablo
Sta. Maria
Siniloan
Lumban
Pagsanjan
Total
RN
2,980
2,578
1,544
1,623
1,289
10,014
Volunteers
4,154
2,504
629
1,784
207
9,278
MD
617
471
89
487
51
1,715
Total
7,751
5,553
2,262
3,894
1,547
21,007
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Statistics
Table 4. Causes of discharge of patient in, 2014
Number
of Visits
Los
Baños
Bay
Calamba
Cabuyao
Pila
Victoria
Sta.
Cruz
Calauan
San
Pablo
Sta. Maria
Siniloan
Lumban
Pagsanjan
Total
Disease in
remission
5
0
0
0
0
5
Noncompliance
with hospice
policies
5
2
0
1
0
8
Missed
diagnosis
0
0
0
0
0
0
Moved to
another
town
3
0
0
0
0
3
Total
13
2
0
1
0
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Table 5. Religious affiliations of patient seen in 2014
Religion
Number
Percentage
Roman Catholic
128
74%
Born-Again
14
8%
Aglipay
16
9%
Iglesia ni Cristo
8
5%
Others
6
4%
172
100%
Total
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Statistics
Table 6. Diagnosis of patients seen in 2014
Diagnosis of
Patients
Number
Percentage
Breast Cancer
39
23%
End-stage renal disease
20
12%
Colo-rectal Cancer
13
8%
Lung Cancer
11
6%
Cervical Cancer
7
4%
Osteosarcoma
6
3.5%
Ovarian CA
6
3.5%
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
5
3%
Leukemia
3
2%
Brain Tumor
3
2%
Renal Cell CA
2
1%
Others
55
32%
Total
172
100%
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2013-2014
Board of
Trustees
Board of Trustees
CAROLINA C. GUERRERO
Chairman Emeritus
Ms. Carol Guerrero is one of the original founders of the Foundation. A
member of the illustrious Guerrero clan, she is well known as the patron of arts. She
serves as an inspiration for us doing good works throughout her life.
MANUEL C. LOZANO
Chairman
Manuel C. Lozano is the President of Meridian Assurance Corporation.
Badminton Player, Bridge enthusiast, good Cook and everybody’s friend.
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FERMIN D. ADRIANO, PhD.
President
Dr. Fermin D. Adriano is a founding member of the Foundation. The
foundation was made in honor of Fermin and Dada’s daughter Sarah who died of
nasopharyngeal cancer at 14 years of age. He finished AB Journalism in UP Diliman with
his Master of Arts Degree in Communication. He took his Master of Philosophy
(Development Studies) from the University of Sussex in England and a Ph.D. in
Sociology (Political Economy from the City University, London). He currently serves as
a consultant of various international aid agencies.
MILAGROS MONINA A. MERCADO
Vice-President
Milagros Monina A. Mercado is an AB Graduate Major in Literature and
Philosophy Magna Cum Laude from Maryknoll College. She is an accomplished writer
and book editor as well.
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RHODORA DEL ROSARIO-OCAMPO, MD
Secretary
Dr. Rhodora Del Rosario-Ocampo has a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines Los Baños and Medical Degree from
the University of the Philippines, Manila. She took her post graduate training in ear, nose
and throat-head and neck surgery in the Philippine General Hospital. Her present
positions are active consultant of Calamba Medical Center in Calamba, Laguna and the
President of Healthserv Los Banos Medical Center in Los Banos, Laguna. She is also an
elected Council Member and Assistant Treasurer for 2006-2008 of Asia Pacific Hospice
Palliative Care Network. Currently she is the President of the Hospice Philippines.
LOURDES S. ADRIANO
Trustee
Dada Adriano is the mother of Sarah Adriano and the wife of Fermin. She
was the moving force in the formation of the Madre de Amor Foundation. Currently she
is connected with the Asian Development Bank.
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MILAGROS T. BASA
Trustee
Ning Basa is also a founding member of the Foundation. She is best
known as one of the founders of Pancake House. The Company began in 1970 with a
small café in Magallanes, Makati. It was the brainchild of Ms. Basa, Leticia Zamora and
Carmen Zaragosa. Its first franchise was established in 1978 in Greenhills, San Juan.
Pancake House has since grown into one of the well-loved café and restaurants in the
country. Ms. Basa has been a generous patron of our Hospice
JAVIER JOSE CALERO
Trustee
Mr. Javier Jose L. Calero is the Chairman of Zenith Optimedia
(A member of the Publicis Group of Companies) and a Senior Adviser for International
Foundation for Elections System-Washington D.C. Mr. Calero made his mark with J.
Walter Thomson Company beginning as an Account Manager in 1958 until he became
its Chairman and CEO from 1992-2000.
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ALICIA A. CAPIRAL
Trustee
Alicia A. Capiral is well known in the Los Baños community for her
philantrophic works for the Church. From 2006-2008 she was the past ViceInternational Secretary of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate.
TERESITA C. GONZALES
Trustee
Teresita C. Gonzales earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary
Education from Philippine Normal College. Her past positions include- English teacher
in Maquiling School Inc. in Los Baños, Laguna, Nursing Technician at the University of
Missouri Medical Center, Columbia Missouri, USA, Supervisor at the University of
Nebraska Independent Study High School and English Literature teacher in South Hill
School Inc., Los Baños Laguna. She is currently the editor in chief of our Newsletter
“Sharing Hospice”.
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MARCIA E. SANDOVAL
Trustee
Marcia is a founding member of the Foundation. She is a writer
and artist-painter.
Elsa L. Mapua
Vitaliano N. Nañagas
Fr. Noel Vasquez
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Madre de Amor Foundation, Inc.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Manuel C. Lozano
Chairman
Fermin D. Adriano
President
Rhodora D. Ocampo
Program Director
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
Virginia G. Cabrera
Administration
Coordinator
PATIENT CARE SERVICE
Analyn A
Jenelyn A. Rualo
Senior Nurse
Analyn R. Apuntar
OA/Bookkeeper
Analyn A
Jeromel
Lapitan, M.D.
Palliative Care
Physician
Virginia
Cyndie G. Esrella
Staff Nurse
Noel R. Florenda
Utility/Gardener
Volunteers
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Partners
Individual Partners
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Eva Labadan
Chica Lapinid
Roland Corpuz
Bibs & Mila Ramos
Rose David
Elmie Antonio
Marie Garcia
Leilani & Dominador Benito
Toniet Pordesimo
William & Tina Padolina
Tess Cayton
Marietta Lantican
Delia Ramos
Mae & Trina Mendoza
Maria Christina Marasigan
Antonio & Rosalinda Reyes
Nimfa Roxas
Dexter Capiral
Loretta Galang
Jane Abalos
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Debra Yao
Orville Ocampo
Lenard & Lee Lopez
Cesar Perez
Juliet Dimaranan
Norman & Avic Ramos
Tess Manilay
Rey Araos
Tess Colisara
Babes Pagaspas
Mila Tec
Banaticla Family
Gloria Lontoc
Alarcon Family
Zenaida Pineda
Caballero Family
Capunitan Family
Mae Tecson-Mendoza
Tiga & Chinggoy
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Organizations/Corporations
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Sikap Bidani
IRRI ECDC (COOP)
Knight of Columbus
Calamba Medical Center
Fuji Electric Employees
DMI I
Madhatter
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
DKT Reproductive Health, Inc.
UPLB CDC
One Pharma Co. Inc.
The Cathay Drug Company Inc.
Mercury Drug Foundation
Ministop
Pharmasia Cuvest
Dalcielo
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Quest Care Distributor
JRS Express
Globequipt
Los Baños Doctors Hospital
SEARCA
Lairon Enterprise
BCBP Los Baños
Rotary Club of LB Makiling
Cora Aguilar
Kyocera Circuit Solution, Inc.
Accent System Inc.
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