Thats very true Alan but of course tricky to do when your extended family may be living on 1-200 pounds a month for a dozen people rice on the table becomes the priority and preventive medicine like mechanics servicing the vehicle befor it breaks is unheard of for the vast majority.
A friend here had 8 days in hospital and a bill for 3k for some minor knee surgery following a motorbike tumble thats 3 years income for a family here.
Terpe your story was heartfelt and it occured to me that to be conected to the Philipines by relationship means for almost all of us, one day measuring someones life by our ability or willingness to pay and or say no.
Ive had a small entre in a public hospital where the childrens ward had 10 sick mostly dehydrated kids on ripped plastic covered foam and no sheets all medicines and food need someone to purchase them on the streets outside We spent £50 in 3 days on medicines and this was a reletavily easy case