The Story of

Leyang

Curso, Krystal April Joy O.

Service Learning – Advocacy

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CHAPTER 01
CHAPTER 02
Kulam
Drug Addict

Leyang was once a 21-year-old service crew working hard to earn a living
when she started having unexplainable lesions on her knee, arms, and face. Her
family told her, “Baka nakulam ka.” Leyang had to work as a merchandiser despite the discomfort of her lesions.
Her eyes started to get red and painful making people suspect she was a drug
She stopped working and tried to seek help from a folk healer which obviously addict – she had to quit work.
did not provide relief.
CHAPTER 03

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Blessing in Disguise Alien

Unexpectedly, she got pregnant but miscarried. She considers this a blessing in She was in denial despite the nodules on her face, swelling of extremities and
disguise because a doctor in PGH clinically suspected her lesions to be caused falling off of her eyebrows and lashes. People stared at her and called her an
by leprosy. alien, she didn’t want to leave the house except at night.

CHAPTER 05
CHAPTER 04

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Why? Why again?

She agreed to have her skin biopsied which indeed revealed leprosy – she Finally, she graduated with a negative skin biopsy not knowing the reactions
started asking why. The daily intake of drugs is stressful, so she stopped for 2 would haunt her. Although MDT is free, the other drugs for the lepra reaction
months. She had new lesions, painful joints and swollen extremities prompting aren’t.
her to resume treatment.

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CHAPTER 07

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Bedbound Strength

During attacks of myalgia, she couldn’t move paralyzing their household since Her illness is only known to her partner because they are aware of the stigma.
her husband works as a freelancer to support their family and her 2 children are They are fighting this battle on their own and their strength comes from their 2
too young to do chores. children.

CHAPTER 08 FULL STORY:

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Leyang was once a 21-year-old service crew working hard to earn a

living when she started having unexplainable lesions on her knee, arms
and face. Her family told her, “Baka nakulam ka.” She stopped working
and tried to seek help from a folk healer which obviously did not provide
relief. Leyang had to work as a merchandiser despite the discomfort of
her lesions. Her eyes started to get red and painful making people
suspect she was a drug addict – she had to quit work. Unexpectedly,
she got pregnant but miscarried. She considers this a blessing in
disguise because a doctor in PGH clinically suspected her lesions to be
caused by leprosy. She was in denial despite the nodules on her face,
swelling of extremities and falling off of her eyebrows and lashes.
People stared at her and called her an alien, she didn’t want to leave
the house except at night. She agreed to have her skin biopsied which
indeed revealed leprosy – she started asking why. The daily intake of
drugs is stressful, so she stopped for 2 months. She had new lesions,
painful joints and swollen extremities prompting her to resume
treatment. Finally, she graduated with a negative skin biopsy not
knowing the reactions would haunt her. Although MDT is free, the other
drugs for the lepra reaction aren’t. During attacks of myalgia, she
couldn’t move paralyzing their household since her husband works as a
freelancer to support their family and her 2 children are too young to do
chores. Her illness is only known to her partner because they are aware
of the stigma. They are fighting this battle on their own and their
strength comes from their 2 children.

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