Happy Graduation!

Founded by Dr. Randy Dellosa,Life Change Recovery Center (LCRC) is a psychiatric facility and rehabilitation center for people suffering from schizophrenia, depression, addiction, and other unmanageable behaviours. It is located at #105 Scout Rallos Street, Brgy. Sacred Heart, Kamuning, Quezon City.

For further information about LCRC, you may contact 415-7964 or 415-6529. You may also visit www.randydellosa.com

 Day 20: January 27, 2010; Wednesday

 This day was a super special day for the Most Encouraging Resident of LCRC. We started it super special by preparing for an extraordinary event that evening. Yes. Special. Everything was special. ^_^

One more thing that made this day special was that their sanction had finally ended. Yes! Finally! After a week. Finally they can enjoy watching their favorites TV shows again, accept calls from loved ones, had their snacks in between meals. So, napaka-special talaga ng araw na 'to para sa kanila hindi lang sa Man of the Hour (after hours later. :))

Kaso bago pa man yung special na event that evening, Jean and I had a trouble regarding the program. Kasi we were not able to inform and coordinate with the people supposedly involved sa program, hindi kasi namin alam pa'no sila iinform (esp. the residents) kasi surprise yung party, hindi nila dapat malaman, so Jean and I let the Happy group and the Shout For Joy group na mag-practice, telling them it was for the culminating activity sa Friday that week. 

Nevertheless, naging successful pa din ang surprise graduation ni Most Encouraging Resident. Naging napaka-emotional na kahot ako hindi ko napigilan maiyak, sa mga messages ng family ng resident and sa mga messages ng mga kapwa niya residents na talagang nagmahal sa kanya at tinuring siyang isang kuya sa loob ng LCRC. The most inspiring message for me was given by the Big Brother Resident, sabi niya kasi, since makakalabas na siya, he was hopeful na pipiliin na ni Man of the Hour yung magiging friends niya sa labas, it is good to be friendly but be wise in choosing his friends. It was the best message I've heard. 

 Although masaya ang program, masaya ang lahat para sa Most Encouraging Resident , napansin din namin na yung ibang residents ay makikitaan ng lungkot at inggit. Lungkot kasi mawawala na siya at inggit kasi syempre sila din gusto nilang matapos yung program nila. Hindi naman maiiwasan yun sa kanila. Especially sa supposedly kasabayaan niya na mag-graduate din kasi right after the program, while taking out all the decorations sa hall, he asked me (and others) kung siya kaya kailan siya ga-graduate, alam daw ba namin, maganda din ba pag graduation niya. Hindi ko siya masagot ng matino, puro na lang sinasabi ko "Siguro kuya malapit na din yun." at "Syempre bongga din yung sa iyo!" According mismo kay Sir, ine-expect niya kasi na magkasabay sila na ga-graduate since magkasunod lang sila na dumating sa center. Sadly, hindi sila nagkasabay. :(

At the end of the day, I did not only get emotional with the event but also learned the importance of coordinating with other people. Yun ang pinakana-learn ko that day. And I promised myself na hindi na mauulit yun. 

Again congratulations to the Most Encouraging Resident!!