Monday, January 17, 2011
Concert for Wacky
The Regine Coeli Choir of the Rosario Parish Church in Cavite is holding a benefit concert to help raise the funds for Wacky's liver transplant. The concert will be held on February 5, 2011 (Sat) in the Rosario Parish Church, Cavite. Tickets are available for P250 and P500. For any inquiry please email joaquipascual@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting our cause!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wacky @ 10 months
On Wacky's Health
Wacky is now weighing 7.4 kg, still 2.6 kg shy of the required 10 kg for the liver operation. As the family continues to raise funds for the liver transplant, Wacky's health is being closely monitored by his doctor.
Wacky underwent several vaccine shots last December 2010: mmr vaccine for the immunization against measles, mumps and rubella (also called German measles) and varicella vaccine for the prevention from chickenpox. He'll be taken to the doctor on Feb 11 for another set of lab tests to check if the vaccines are absorbed by his body system.
Raymond, his father, have already taken anti-hepatitis b vaccine shot, undergone blood tests (he is scheduled for the 2nd wave of blood test) and liver ultrasound. Wacky's mother, Caress, has already started taking up blood tests last Jan 17 -- parallel with Raymond's lab tests in case he is incompatible as Wacky's liver donor.
Both Wacky and Raymond will undergo liver CT angiogram sometime in February. It is a test required to determine compatibility of Raymond as the liver donor. Result of this test will be forwarded to Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan where they will screen it and approve/accept Wacky's liver tranplant application. The test will be done in Makati Medical Center, the only Philippine hospital recommended by Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital since both their laboratory equipments are compatible. The liver CT angiogram for both Wacky and Raymond will already cost an approximate of Php100,000.
Status of Fund Raising
The family is very happy to have raised around Php1.2 million as of this time from the dinner for a cause, fireworks sale, signature campaign, and contribution from the Cavite governor (Jonvic Remulla). Donations and initiatives from family, relatives, co-workers, friends, former classmates, neighbors and even people we don't personally know but are supporting our cause has helped us raise the amount. Although we still fall very short of the needed amount, the help that came our way have raised our hopes in bringing Wacky to Taiwan for the much needed liver tranplant operation. THANK YOU for supporting our cause, we are truly grateful of the help you have given us.
Raymond and Caress hope to bring Wacky to Taiwan by March (he's turning 1 year old then) -- and as we still need the amount to be able to achive this, we continue calling for your help. You may donate to the ff. bank accounts or thru PAYPAL (pls see paypal link in the right section of this page)
Peso Account BDO Acct # 0047 8042 9296
Acct Name: Joaquin Christopher V. Pascual
by: Ma. Carissa V. Pascual.
Dollar Acct BDO Acct # 1047 8047 3341
Acct Name: Ma.Carissa V. Pascual
or Raymundo I. Pascual Jr.
Swift Code: BNORPHMM
Spreading the word to your friends and family would also help us. Again, we thank you for supporting Wacky's liver tranplant!
Wacky is now weighing 7.4 kg, still 2.6 kg shy of the required 10 kg for the liver operation. As the family continues to raise funds for the liver transplant, Wacky's health is being closely monitored by his doctor.
Raymond, his father, have already taken anti-hepatitis b vaccine shot, undergone blood tests (he is scheduled for the 2nd wave of blood test) and liver ultrasound. Wacky's mother, Caress, has already started taking up blood tests last Jan 17 -- parallel with Raymond's lab tests in case he is incompatible as Wacky's liver donor.
Both Wacky and Raymond will undergo liver CT angiogram sometime in February. It is a test required to determine compatibility of Raymond as the liver donor. Result of this test will be forwarded to Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan where they will screen it and approve/accept Wacky's liver tranplant application. The test will be done in Makati Medical Center, the only Philippine hospital recommended by Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital since both their laboratory equipments are compatible. The liver CT angiogram for both Wacky and Raymond will already cost an approximate of Php100,000.
Status of Fund Raising
The family is very happy to have raised around Php1.2 million as of this time from the dinner for a cause, fireworks sale, signature campaign, and contribution from the Cavite governor (Jonvic Remulla). Donations and initiatives from family, relatives, co-workers, friends, former classmates, neighbors and even people we don't personally know but are supporting our cause has helped us raise the amount. Although we still fall very short of the needed amount, the help that came our way have raised our hopes in bringing Wacky to Taiwan for the much needed liver tranplant operation. THANK YOU for supporting our cause, we are truly grateful of the help you have given us.
Raymond and Caress hope to bring Wacky to Taiwan by March (he's turning 1 year old then) -- and as we still need the amount to be able to achive this, we continue calling for your help. You may donate to the ff. bank accounts or thru PAYPAL (pls see paypal link in the right section of this page)
Peso Account BDO Acct # 0047 8042 9296
Acct Name: Joaquin Christopher V. Pascual
by: Ma. Carissa V. Pascual.
Dollar Acct BDO Acct # 1047 8047 3341
Acct Name: Ma.Carissa V. Pascual
or Raymundo I. Pascual Jr.
Swift Code: BNORPHMM
Spreading the word to your friends and family would also help us. Again, we thank you for supporting Wacky's liver tranplant!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Wacky's Liver CT Angiogram
Both Wacky and his father, Raymond, underwent Liver CT Angiogram in Makati Medical Center. This is to test the condition of both their livers, and eventually, check their compatibility.
Liver CT Angiogram is a procedure where contrast dye is injected into the body of the patient, and then he is placed under the CT scanner to observe the flow of the blood in the body, particularly in the liver. A damaged liver tissue will be emphasized and the remaining good liver tissue will appear darker.
Liver CT Angiogram is a procedure where contrast dye is injected into the body of the patient, and then he is placed under the CT scanner to observe the flow of the blood in the body, particularly in the liver. A damaged liver tissue will be emphasized and the remaining good liver tissue will appear darker.
Wacky waiting to be prepped up for the liver CT angiogram
Nurses sedated Wacky before injecting the contrast dye (Raymond on the other hand was awake during the procedure)
under the CT Scan
In the recovery room
We were relieved to receive the results indicating that Raymond is a possible donor for Wacky's liver transplant, and that Wacky's is a good recipient since the veins around his liver is functioning well.
The results are already fowarded to the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for the review and acceptance. Afterwhich, a schedule for the liver transplant will be fixed and the hospital will also endorse the operation to the Taiwanese embassy.
Please continue praying for Wacky's health. Thank you & God bless!
The results are already fowarded to the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for the review and acceptance. Afterwhich, a schedule for the liver transplant will be fixed and the hospital will also endorse the operation to the Taiwanese embassy.
Please continue praying for Wacky's health. Thank you & God bless!
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