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A few years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Patch Adams, an American physician, social activist and author. I learned an important lesson in medicine from him. During our conversation, I asked him, “What is being a doctor all about?” He smiled and replied, “It’s all about love.”

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Whenever I organized a children’s party, my daughter Chessy always reminded me, “Mama, no clowns please.” 

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135323 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1461085 [AuthorName] => Letty Jacinto-Lopez [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 456354 [Title] => Nudging evolution forward [Summary] =>

Today is Easter, a time of redemption. Easter makes us focus on the triumphs and victories we have had, and the obstacles we have overcome and need to overcome to become better human beings.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134370 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390801 [AuthorName] => Jim Paredes [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241911 [Title] => Art for healing [Summary] => Webster defines art as man’s ability to arrange natural conditions to one’s use; it also refers to the creation of works that are esthetically pleasing in form, context and execution. Mainstream medicine has recognized the value of art in the healing and recovery of the ill. Hospitals throughout the world, even in our third-world backyard, have established art therapy programs like music, dance, poetry, theater and painting as complementary approaches to the extent of redefining their mission and vision statements. [DatePublished] => 2004-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1482236 [AuthorName] => Ma. Leonora Padilla Marzan [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 195590 [Title] => The real Dr. Patch Adams is in town [Summary] => The colorful, unorthodox and real-life Dr. Patch Adams is in the Philippines spreading his doctrines that medicine is best practiced with cheer and that a good doctor has his patients in stitches — of laughter, that is.

At his first stop in a lecture series, Adams gave lectures loaded with inspirational messages about the joys of caring for sick people to thousands of students from the top medical schools of the country at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) campus.
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