There was an immigrant woman from Ilocos Sur, who was at the hospital in California. She was in labor, giving birth to her first child. She was alone, for her husband was still back in the Philippines, caring for his aging parents.
With beads of sweat on her forehead, she squirmed and moaned with pain. The Caucasian-American nurse took pity on her. The nurse wiped the woman's forehead with a towel and told her, "Everything will be okay." She added, "just let me know if you need anything."
The Ilocano woman looked up at her with her glistening brown eyes, filled with uncertainty and frowning with the panic of sharp labor pains.
"Ay, Apo Dios! Apo Dios!" The woman cried.
The nurse bent closer to her, and asked, "What was that?"
"Ay, Apo Dios! Apo Dios!" The woman cried again.
The nurse replied, "Oh, is that what you want... Okay, I'll be right back." When the nurse returned, she had Apple Juice in her hands, eager to satisfy the needs of the laboring immigrant woman.
The Ilocano woman looked up at her in disbelief and frustration.
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