
Nixon Garvida is currently battling COVID-19
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NIXON TUAZON GARVIDA is suffering from Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19) presently confined at St. Luke’s Hospital & Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines in a CRITICAL CONDITION.
Nixon T. Garvida, 51 years old, a Grab Taxi Driver, native from Nagbalagan, Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Great Grandson of the late Marcelo Respicio Garvida Sr., & son of the late Alexander Respicio Garvida Sr. He is blessed with two daughters. A responsible father & a breadwinner,
Since March 2020, when Luzon was locked down because of the pandemic, Nixon preferred not to go home fearing that he might get the virus and infect his family. He opted to stay in the garage of a gasoline station in Parañaque, Metro Manila with his fellow Grab Taxi drivers. It is there where they had their personal necessities. Just like his fellow taxi drivers, the taxi he drives serves as his bedroom at night.
Then his fears slowly crept to him. At first, he felt that he has body aches. Thinking that it was just the usual flu, he just proceeded with his work. He needed to work to support his family. The following days, his body aches become worse. He went to the barangay health center where the gasoline station is located and requested that he be tested but was denied of the COVID-19 swab test because he is not a resident of Parañaque, Metro Manila. So, he went to Hospital ng Maynila but was given only prescription medicine. He requested that he be swab-tested but the hospital declined for reason he did not know.
The next thing he did, he went to Chinese General Hospital, a private hospital and applied for a COVID-19 swab test on his own and paid Php 5,000.00 of which the amount was loaned from a friend.
While waiting for the result of the swab test, he went to a Muntinlupa Hospital, government hospital and pleaded that he will be dextrose because he was already weak because of diarrhea, dehydration. The hospital did not accept him because he was alone and a companion is needed to sign a waver that he is to be included with COVID patients and that whatever will happen to him, hospital protocols will be done. Besides, the hospital then was already in its full capacity.
Because the hospital did not accept him, he just laid himself inside his taxi in front of the hospital, sent a message to me (as her sister) who is in far Bangui, Ilocos Norte. I tried to contact a friend, Lalaine in Manila who advised me to call back Nixon and that if my brother Nixon can still drive, he can go directly to emergency room of St. Luke’s Hospital in Quezon City.
Although weak, dizzy and started to have difficulty in breathing, Nixon tried to drive and still reached St Luke’s Hospital. At the parking, he could no longer walk because he was already too weak. I called up again my friend who was at St. Luke’s Hospital and Lalaine, who was a nurse went to see Nixon at the parking area. Nixon was brought to the emergency room. He was accommodated because he was already in critical condition, but was number 14 in the list waiting for available room. The hospital called me and informed me of hospital protocols and rules, and that the payment for his stay is Php 1,200.00 per hour without medicines and doctor’s fee yet. In the phone conversation, I pleaded to the doctor to help us find a government hospital because we could not afford the payment. The doctor agreed to help and found a slot at Lung Center of the Philippines but would not accommodate him if he does not have his swab test result indicating that he is positive of the virus infection because all their patients are critical COVID patients. At that time, Nixon’s swab test has not yet been released from Chinese General Hospital, and that he could not yet be transferred immediately because of his critical state. When his swab test was released, the slot at Lung Center was already filled up.
Through a call, I again pleaded that they help us find another government hospital but no available hospital anymore because all government hospitals were already in their full capacity.
As his condition becomes worst, he needed to undergo a Hemo-dialysis which was highly recommended by the doctor. The procedure cost Php 300,000.00.
On his 9th day at the hospital, the doctors recommended that Nixon be given plasma transfusion but no volunteer donor could be found, thus we resort to paying again Php 70,000.00 to avail of a plasma.
As of the moment (July 25, 2020), Nixon is still at the Progressive Care Unit of the hospital. His accumulated bill is already Php 1,255,906.89 excluding professional fees. An amount of Php 250,000.00 was deposited to the hospital by me who loaned additional amount from lending institutions.
I, as Nixon’s sister, an ordinary public-school teacher is now pleading to everyone for help to fund my brother Nixon’s hospitalization. His children are begging for help to save the life of their father.
To everyone who can read this, “PLEASE HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF MY BROTHER NIXON”.
May GOD bless you and return you a hundredfold.
Nixon T. Garvida, 51 years old, a Grab Taxi Driver, native from Nagbalagan, Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Great Grandson of the late Marcelo Respicio Garvida Sr., & son of the late Alexander Respicio Garvida Sr. He is blessed with two daughters. A responsible father & a breadwinner,
Since March 2020, when Luzon was locked down because of the pandemic, Nixon preferred not to go home fearing that he might get the virus and infect his family. He opted to stay in the garage of a gasoline station in Parañaque, Metro Manila with his fellow Grab Taxi drivers. It is there where they had their personal necessities. Just like his fellow taxi drivers, the taxi he drives serves as his bedroom at night.
Then his fears slowly crept to him. At first, he felt that he has body aches. Thinking that it was just the usual flu, he just proceeded with his work. He needed to work to support his family. The following days, his body aches become worse. He went to the barangay health center where the gasoline station is located and requested that he be tested but was denied of the COVID-19 swab test because he is not a resident of Parañaque, Metro Manila. So, he went to Hospital ng Maynila but was given only prescription medicine. He requested that he be swab-tested but the hospital declined for reason he did not know.
The next thing he did, he went to Chinese General Hospital, a private hospital and applied for a COVID-19 swab test on his own and paid Php 5,000.00 of which the amount was loaned from a friend.
While waiting for the result of the swab test, he went to a Muntinlupa Hospital, government hospital and pleaded that he will be dextrose because he was already weak because of diarrhea, dehydration. The hospital did not accept him because he was alone and a companion is needed to sign a waver that he is to be included with COVID patients and that whatever will happen to him, hospital protocols will be done. Besides, the hospital then was already in its full capacity.
Because the hospital did not accept him, he just laid himself inside his taxi in front of the hospital, sent a message to me (as her sister) who is in far Bangui, Ilocos Norte. I tried to contact a friend, Lalaine in Manila who advised me to call back Nixon and that if my brother Nixon can still drive, he can go directly to emergency room of St. Luke’s Hospital in Quezon City.
Although weak, dizzy and started to have difficulty in breathing, Nixon tried to drive and still reached St Luke’s Hospital. At the parking, he could no longer walk because he was already too weak. I called up again my friend who was at St. Luke’s Hospital and Lalaine, who was a nurse went to see Nixon at the parking area. Nixon was brought to the emergency room. He was accommodated because he was already in critical condition, but was number 14 in the list waiting for available room. The hospital called me and informed me of hospital protocols and rules, and that the payment for his stay is Php 1,200.00 per hour without medicines and doctor’s fee yet. In the phone conversation, I pleaded to the doctor to help us find a government hospital because we could not afford the payment. The doctor agreed to help and found a slot at Lung Center of the Philippines but would not accommodate him if he does not have his swab test result indicating that he is positive of the virus infection because all their patients are critical COVID patients. At that time, Nixon’s swab test has not yet been released from Chinese General Hospital, and that he could not yet be transferred immediately because of his critical state. When his swab test was released, the slot at Lung Center was already filled up.
Through a call, I again pleaded that they help us find another government hospital but no available hospital anymore because all government hospitals were already in their full capacity.
As his condition becomes worst, he needed to undergo a Hemo-dialysis which was highly recommended by the doctor. The procedure cost Php 300,000.00.
On his 9th day at the hospital, the doctors recommended that Nixon be given plasma transfusion but no volunteer donor could be found, thus we resort to paying again Php 70,000.00 to avail of a plasma.
As of the moment (July 25, 2020), Nixon is still at the Progressive Care Unit of the hospital. His accumulated bill is already Php 1,255,906.89 excluding professional fees. An amount of Php 250,000.00 was deposited to the hospital by me who loaned additional amount from lending institutions.
I, as Nixon’s sister, an ordinary public-school teacher is now pleading to everyone for help to fund my brother Nixon’s hospitalization. His children are begging for help to save the life of their father.
To everyone who can read this, “PLEASE HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF MY BROTHER NIXON”.
May GOD bless you and return you a hundredfold.
Organizer
Marcelo Garvida
Organizer
South San Francisco, CA