After almost a decade full of sacrifices and challenges, identical twins Dr. Alfredo Gabriel “Lu” M. Aldaba and Dr. Jose Rafael “Pae” M. Aldaba finish a key phase of their medical journey together with flying colors
CAVITE, Philippines – Graduations are viewed as the most anticipated event celebrating the end of years spent battling hardships in school. But for the Aldaba twins, it just signifies one successful lap of a long marathon.
TWIN TRIUMPH. The Aldaba twins wearing their togas– Dr. Jose Rafael “Pae” Aldaba on the left and Dr. Alfredo Gabriel “Lu” M. Aldaba on the right. Photos from Photo Media and St. Luke’s College of Medicine. “I didn’t have to be a doctor to know what a scam was but at the same time I felt powerless to do anything even though I knew it was wrong to not speak. I guess that sense of not being able to do anything was the first time that I ever seriously considered going to medicine, and the rest is history from there,” Lu added.
Dr. Pae Aldaba shared that he had to learn how to say “no” to hang-outs and family gatherings because medical school had to go first. But for him, the main struggle did not lie on missing out on these moments but more on knowing that their families and friends understood the gravity of their responsibilities.
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