I sketched this the day my wife went in for an operation at Philippine General Hospital (PGH). We had checked in the previous day and then had a sleepless night with doctors and nurses continually coming into the room to take her vitals, check she has taken her preparatory meds and put her on a drip. I was the official ‘watcher’ – that is a person who stays with a patient in hospital to provide support and assistance – mostly because hospitals don’t seem to have sufficient resources to constantly monitor patients.

Wed-16-Jul-2025