{"id":12747,"date":"2016-03-19T02:13:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T18:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/?p=12747"},"modified":"2016-05-04T01:47:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T17:47:36","slug":"everythings-gonna-be-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/everythings-gonna-be-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything&#8217;s Gonna Be Okay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Three-year-old\u00a0<strong>Caitlin Soleil Lucas\u00a0<\/strong>from the Philippines, known to many as <strong>Courageous Caitie,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>has been diagnosed with a rare, mysterious form of cancer of the blood called\u00a0&#8216;juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Now admitted in a Singapore hospital, her hospital bills are on the rise amounting to almost US$300,000. They flew from Manila to Singapore in\u00a0the hopes of getting more advanced medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>Her family now needs all our help to support Caitie&#8217;s road to healing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**<a href=\"http:\/\/manila.coconuts.co\/2016\/02\/29\/three-year-old-courageous-catie-seeks-help-identifying-her-mystery-illness\" target=\"_blank\">Read related story.<\/a>**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caitie-soleil-san-lucas-leukemia-3-yr-old.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12761\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caitie-soleil-san-lucas-leukemia-3-yr-old.jpg\" alt=\"courageous caitie soleil lucas leukemia 3 yr old\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caitie-soleil-san-lucas-leukemia-3-yr-old.jpg 600w, https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caitie-soleil-san-lucas-leukemia-3-yr-old-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caitie-soleil-san-lucas-leukemia-3-yr-old-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caitie-soleil-san-lucas-leukemia-3-yr-old-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kid-caitie-soleil-san-lucas-leukemia-3-yr-old.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12762\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kid-caitie-soleil-san-lucas-leukemia-3-yr-old.jpg\" alt=\"kid caitie soleil san lucas leukemia 3 yr old\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12763\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/swollen-hands-of-catie-lucas.jpg\" alt=\"swollen hands of catie lucas\" width=\"600\" height=\"749\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-catie-with-dad-and-mom.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12789\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12789\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-catie-with-dad-and-mom.jpg\" alt=\"courageous catie with dad and mom\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-catie-with-dad-and-mom.jpg 960w, https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-catie-with-dad-and-mom-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-catie-with-mom.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12790\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12790\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-catie-with-mom.jpg\" alt=\"courageous catie with mom\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-catie-with-mom.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-catie-with-mom-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out her\u00a0video message thanking all those who have been helping her:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_47441\"  width=\"1140\" height=\"641\"  data-origwidth=\"1140\" data-origheight=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0W9JLwWVNyA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(Photos and videos from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/8ssauc3v\" target=\"_blank\">gofundme.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>#DANCEFORCATIE.<\/strong> The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FdcFilipinoDanceClubSg\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Filipino Dance Club (FDC) in Singapore<\/a>, <\/strong>with the help of the Pinoy community, organized a free dance class at Citylink on March 18, 2016 to raise donations for Catie and her family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Close to 30 of us came down\u00a0to participate, and although I didn&#8217;t expect that we&#8217;ll hit a significant amount of money, the mere support the team has given\u00a0was already quite remarkable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They say that <em>&#8216;alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.&#8217; \u00a0<\/em>I knew I can only give as much and do as\u00a0much.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What then if I can pool and raise more money from friends who are also willing to help? I believe in the pure generosity of my friends and I&#8217;m sure most of them won&#8217;t mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And so I knocked at their doors (well, most only their Facebook inboxes) and asked if they were willing to\u00a0help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I received a resounding YES from plenty of them.\u00a0True enough, I was blessed with friends with big hearts!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Those with two left feet, or those who didn&#8217;t have time on a Friday night, willingly extended their monetary help instead as I promised to dance in behalf of them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Choreographer:<\/strong><\/span> Ralph Pacayra and Koree Edison \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cLyUcAUMmMY\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Song:<\/strong><\/span> Hold my Hand by Jess Glyne.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here are some outtakes from FDC class:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12749\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-caity-raising-funds-for-girl-with-leukemia-in-singapore-filipino-dance-club-singapore.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12749\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12749 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/courageous-caity-raising-funds-for-girl-with-leukemia-in-singapore-filipino-dance-club-singapore-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"courageous caity raising funds for girl with leukemia in singapore filipino dance club singapore\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The campaign organizer, Chiara, with her little donation box.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/FDC-Singapore-fund-raising-dance-for-a-cause-for-courageous-caity.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12750\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12750\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/FDC-Singapore-fund-raising-dance-for-a-cause-for-courageous-caity-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"FDC Singapore fund raising dance for a cause for courageous caity\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fdc-singapore-pow-friday-class-for-courageous-caitie-kid-with-leukemia.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12751\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fdc-singapore-pow-friday-class-for-courageous-caitie-kid-with-leukemia-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"fdc singapore pow friday class for courageous caitie kid with leukemia\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fds-singapore-pow-dance-friday-class-group-pic-for-courageous-catie-fund-raising.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12752\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fds-singapore-pow-dance-friday-class-group-pic-for-courageous-catie-fund-raising-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"fds singapore pow dance friday class group pic for courageous catie fund raising\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12753\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fund-raising-dance-for-a-cause-for-courageous-caity.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12753\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12753 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fund-raising-dance-for-a-cause-for-courageous-caity-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"fund raising dance for a cause for courageous caity\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Writing our well-wishes for our little angel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/heart-FDC-Singapore-fund-raising-dance-for-a-cause-for-courageous-caity.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12755\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/heart-FDC-Singapore-fund-raising-dance-for-a-cause-for-courageous-caity-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"heart FDC Singapore fund raising dance for a cause for courageous caity\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/write-fund-raising-dance-for-a-cause-for-courageous-caity.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12759\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12759\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/write-fund-raising-dance-for-a-cause-for-courageous-caity-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"write fund raising dance for a cause for courageous caity\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">BLAST FROM THE PAST: A side story. I remember growing up, I was very much involved in\u00a0community and church work, which also\u00a0required\u00a0soliciting\u00a0pledges from people every now and then. I&#8217;ve spent the summers of 1999 to 2007\u00a0walking\u00a0around the little slum neighborhoods in my town (Pasig CIty)\u00a0encouraging\u00a0kids\u00a0to attend our &#8216;youth camps&#8217; and to invite teenagers like us to help with the &#8216;older sibling&#8217; work needed for the rest of the camp. Every year, we end up gathering\u00a0a hundred children of different ages, and the memories I have with them\u00a0\u2014 <em>singing, dancing, performing, praying, learning, laughing, cleaning\u00a0floors, eating shared homemade food on banana leaves<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 are worth keeping forever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our organization has limited funds as most of us were still\u00a0students then.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">How do you then feed a hundred children who come to your daily afternoon sessions\u00a0when you basically have no\u00a0funds at all?\u00a0By feeding the children and the youth volunteers, then you reward them with decent meals, which sometimes excite them as they rarely\u00a0enjoy\u00a0them\u00a0at their own homes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This was probably my own renaissance period &#8211; the years where I learned how to start knocking at people&#8217;s homes while asking for donations for the benefit of other people, whether in cash\u00a0or in kind. I get as little as 20 pesos\u00a0to\u00a0500 pesos. They may seem small amounts at first, but once you get plenty of help from relatives, friends and strangers, andyou begin pulling all the\u00a0funds together, you end up collecting a very good sum (close to 15,000 to 30,000 pesos). This was sufficient\u00a0enough to feed everyone (and to also shop a little bit for school supplies which we in turn\u00a0give to the children) all the way till the camp&#8217;s graduation day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/p>\n<p>BACK TO THE DANCE FLOOR. On Friday, I was able to personally raise SG$300 from friends in\u00a0Singapore and even in Manila (!).<\/p>\n<p>While doing my collections, I was asked by another close friend why do I keep sharing to\u00a0people\u00a0all the names of those who have donated\u00a0\u2014 he asked:\u00a0<em>shouldn&#8217;t I keep it confidential?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0WAS PROUD OF THEM and their generosity.\u00a0This is my own little way of giving them a\u00a0pat on the back. I SHOULD BE SHOUTING ABOUT IT INSTEAD.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s my big shoutout to my friends who have extended their help to Courageous Catie: <strong>Pierre &amp; Sarah, Kate, KD, Tim &amp; Yuyeth, Jerick, Chucky, Shan, Bic, Krystel &amp; MC, Paul<\/strong> and<strong> Jaypee.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BIG HUG!\u00a0Thanks for being a blessing to others, especially kids who are in need.<\/p>\n<p>I also promised that I&#8217;ll be wearing the names (printed on badges) of those who helped me in my\u00a0donation drive\u00a0during the dance class:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/badge-courageous-caitie-fund-raising.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12760\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12760\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/badge-courageous-caitie-fund-raising.jpg\" alt=\"badge courageous caitie fund raising\" width=\"898\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/badge-courageous-caitie-fund-raising.jpg 898w, https:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/badge-courageous-caitie-fund-raising-768x316.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12758\" src=\"http:\/\/randomrepublika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sponsors-courageous-caitie-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"sponsors courageous caitie\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/p>\n<p>PRAYERS FOR CATIE. We do hope that Catie&#8217;s condition will get better very soon and that her strong spirit will conquer her frail body despite the medications being thrown at her.<\/p>\n<p>Everything&#8217;s gonna be okay, dear Catie.\u00a0Keep fighting!<\/p>\n<p>For those of you wish to get updates about her medical condition, you may visit her mom&#8217;s blog page <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourpagemeetsmine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">(link)<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>or via gofundme <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/8ssauc3v\" target=\"_blank\">(link).<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks to FDC Singapore as well for\u00a0organizing this event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I had a dream the other night<\/em><br \/>\n<em>About how we only get one life<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Woke me up right after two<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Stayed awake and stared at you<\/em><br \/>\n<em>So I wouldn&#8217;t lose my mind.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_93420\"  width=\"1140\" height=\"641\"  data-origwidth=\"1140\" data-origheight=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qKCGBgOgp08?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-year-old\u00a0Caitlin Soleil Lucas\u00a0from the Philippines, known to many as Courageous Caitie,\u00a0has been diagnosed with a rare, mysterious form of cancer of the blood called\u00a0&#8216;juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.&#8217; Now admitted in a Singapore hospital, her hospital bills are on the rise amounting to almost US$300,000. 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