tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36233747699393059582024-03-19T00:17:53.810-07:00Pinay Minimum Wager Journey "SECOND LIFE"From "Pinay Minimum Wager Hardships and Dreams" to "A Cancer Survivor New Journey in Life"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-29528356219257441982022-06-29T20:19:00.009-07:002023-03-09T00:27:39.492-08:00LIfe's Update 2022<p> <span> <span> <b>GOOD MORNING PHILIPPINES! HELLO BLOGGING WORLD!</b></span></span></p><p><span><span>How are you guys! I know that most of my co-bloggers/readers here are doing great as two of them are my facebook friends already, Edel & Mylene,, yey! Well, It's been a while since I last wrote here, <i>so medyo nakakapanibago din.</i> </span></span>I took a chance also to rearrange the layout my site just a little but to my dismay some gadgets contents were lost :(. But it's okay, I'm here again regaining this hobby of mine back into this platform again. So here's a little glimpse of my life today.</p><p><b>*MY HEALTH</b> - I am so much grateful that inspite of the depression and hardships I have gone through these past few years after my chemo, my tumor marker is always within the normal range except for some small nodules on my breasts, polyps and stones in my gall bladder. I always make sure that a regular check ups and monitoring on its size is done every 6 months, <i>" bawal mapraning kakaisip at bawal pumalya sa ultrasound and Ct Scan"</i> but other than that - I'm good. Thank God for my second chance in life.</p><p><b>*MY FINANCIAL STATUS</b> - " Unemployed up to this date (did not pursue the job I applied last year) <i>"nasanay na kong hawak ang sariling oras."</i>, But even if my income from my sari sari store and house rental is way below the minimum wage I had before, I feel so blessed pa rin." Sometimes when you have so little, you'll have a lot more to be thankful with.</p><p><b>*MY SAVINGS and INVESTMENTS</b> - I pulled out all my shares in FAMI and SOLDIVO, used some of it and invested the rest in PagIBIG fund. Yes po, I continued my Pag ibig Mp1 voluntary contribution and P2 savings. I've also withdrawn some in PHILEQUITY and minimum shares were left. I've nothing against mutual funds and stocks but time is very essential in long term investing. Given my situation, it's not wise for me to invest long term anymore. The probability of being alive for 20 years or more is very unsure,"how morbid no?", but that's the reality of life. </p><p>*<b>MY SPENDING HABITS</b> - that's the amazing part, a lot of it changes after Big C battle and when covid pandemic hits us, "mas wais at kuripot na po ako ngayon talaga" in spending on my needs than my wants. My wants became my simple joys as I have prayed to God to bring back the little joys I had back in my childhood days and glad it was granted. (I'll be writing a post about it).</p><p>So here I am now, I'm well and able. Sharing my life's story and updates again. All thanks to the mercy and grace of GOD. </p><div><br /></div><b style="text-align: center;"><div><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>GOD BLESS EVERYONE. HAVE A GREAT DAY AHEAD!</b></div></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-31456181546124795662022-06-21T01:55:00.005-07:002022-08-30T09:01:02.292-07:00Backreading my Posts, Backtracking my Life<p style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span><span>208</span></span> </i></b></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span>Yes 208 - that's the total number of blog posts I had from year 2014 to year 2021. I just couldn't believe that I was able to write those posts since the day I started my <b>"PINAY MINIMUM WAGER JOURNEY"</b> blog. Backreading my previous posts somehow brought me back to the days when I was just starting to redirect my life into a more productive and fulfilling days while working as a minimum wager employee.<i>"Nakakatuwang balikan lahat ng posts ko."</i> From setting a simple goal to a more complex one and achieving goals year after year- it was such an amazing journey. For three years <b>(2014-2017)</b> I have achieved a dream that I once thought I never would. That feeling when I stepped up on the stage as I received my diploma was so overwhelming and overflowing with joy that up until I can still feel the fragments of it. It was a difficult journey but I have learned to embrace the challenges as I go through it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span> <span> That was the happiest chapter in my life...<i>"Sabi nga nila -kung gaano ka kasaya ganun din daw ang katumbas ang lungkot na kapalit nito."</i> Admittedly, I am one those people who believe in that saying. The next chapter <b>(2017-2018)</b> was the hardest part</span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"> of my life. When I was diagnose with cancer - it was the darkest day of my life. My heart couldn't accept it but I had no choice but to face it with the right frame of mind. I was fortunate enough that God made an amazing works in providing both my financial and medical needs through the kindness and generosity of the people around me. Again, I have overcome that challenge but what I thought was the hardest - the saddest chapter came <b>(2019-2021)</b>. <i>"Dun na ko halos naubos talaga."</i> I almost lost myself. As I was starting my life again, a life that I thought was a redirection to a person whom I thought had shown true affection with an intention of sharing his life with me forever was indeed a fake one "walang forever talaga". I couldn't eat and sleep for 2 weeks. I couldn't control my own thinking I was drowned with all the negativity that I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. The more I suppress my own feeling the more I get drowned, I was so weak that I couldn't fight anymore. I would be a hypocrite, pretending I am fine but on the inside I'm slowly dying. I needed time to heal myself. </span><span style="text-align: left;">That's the reason why I stop writing.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span>Depression is real. I didn't seek any professional help but I knew its depression -the after effects of my Big C battle. It was really hard that there came a point when I wanted to die right away. I couldn't see the point of moving on with my life but I managed to hold on to my sanity and remember the promise of God. I decided to just go on with the flow of life. What I thought was the reason of my depression (the betrayal of my partner) was only the triggering factor for all the difficulties, worries and frustrations I had gone through all my life. I needed to understand my own self, to study all the disappointment I had since childhood, telling my story over and over again with tears flowing until such time that I became tired of it. <i>"Pinagsabihan na ko ng nanay ko, para daw akong sirang plaka, tumigil ka na- <b>HINDI IKAW YAN</b>'. Para akong nakatikim ng malakas na sampal "Oo nga no, nasan nga ba ung dating ako." </i><b>That was my starting point.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span> <span> <span> <span> Year 2022, is the year of my "Second Chance" of living my "Second Life". I started the year by not taking my life too seriously. Why pressure myself - <i> oks lang, ganun din naman, mahirap o mayaman, successful o hindi, parang parehas lang naman." </i>There were toxic days when I would impose something to my brothers so that in the future they'll be the responsible enough to handle the future challenges in our family but to no avail they couldn't get it or they just don't like the idea or the responsibility that goes with it. I would then again remind myself - "oks lang yan, no pressure, kalma lang pero umiiyak pa ako pagkatapos".There were days also when I would feel a sudden loneliness and then I would pray, a little more time to heal Lord, <i>"kaya ko to"</i>. Another prayer I ask God was to bring back the simple joys in my life. <i>"Yung parang bata lang na may simpleng kaligayahan."</i> and thankful that it was granted.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> True enough, a</span>s what the bible says in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 -There is a time for everything; </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL7YtVUKjvRPtwkPNZarP0bfMJOS7JElUyYUENBy-vPYeRRc8LnoKaEfbXmdZMd5m6CitGRwcdjQ_Dlizf3uaqmTBBngwBiGpGlg1cGmswh-UCjJ32Bm4cUwl9H6y6y4rAjqlf2BW6xA5QIidGQx8eupAWbOP0aMUllSOur3joa-TsJINhx6XuYES/s1080/ecc%203-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL7YtVUKjvRPtwkPNZarP0bfMJOS7JElUyYUENBy-vPYeRRc8LnoKaEfbXmdZMd5m6CitGRwcdjQ_Dlizf3uaqmTBBngwBiGpGlg1cGmswh-UCjJ32Bm4cUwl9H6y6y4rAjqlf2BW6xA5QIidGQx8eupAWbOP0aMUllSOur3joa-TsJINhx6XuYES/s320/ecc%203-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></div><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="text Eccl-3-1" id="en-ASV-17361" style="background-color: white; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: left;"><b><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span><i>1</i></b></span><i><span class="text Eccl-3-1" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">"For everything there is a season, and a time for every <span class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-ASV-17361a" data-link="[<a href="#fen-ASV-17361a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]" style="display: inline; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%203:1-8&version=ASV#fen-ASV-17361a" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #517e90; min-width: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span>purpose under heaven: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"></span><span class="text Eccl-3-2" id="en-ASV-17362" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">2 </span>a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"></span><span class="text Eccl-3-3" id="en-ASV-17363" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">3 </span>a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"></span><span class="text Eccl-3-4" id="en-ASV-17364" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">4 </span>a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"></span><span class="text Eccl-3-5" id="en-ASV-17365" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">5 </span>a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"></span><span class="text Eccl-3-6" id="en-ASV-17366" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">6 </span>a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"></span><span class="text Eccl-3-7" id="en-ASV-17367" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">7 </span>a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"></span><span class="text Eccl-3-8" id="en-ASV-17368" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">8 </span>a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace."</span></i></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span class="text Eccl-3-8" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><b>God Bless Everyone! Have a great day ahead!</b></span></i></span></span></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-59105954218686213012022-06-17T09:15:00.008-07:002022-08-30T09:03:52.284-07:00Back to My Realization<span> <span> <span> </span></span></span>Hi guys! Good morning bloggers!I know that some of you are wondering why I stopped posting about my life updates lately. I actually lost my interest in writing - It's just that for me - "It doesn't make sense at all". I cannot find a sensible topic where I can "walk my talk". I had more than 10 drafts but I couldn't finish any of them. My life became like the song " Que Sera Sera - (whatever will be, will be), no dreams to pursue, no goals to achieve, nothing to look forward to - just living an ordinary life with my family and friends is enough until...something happened to my niece (daughter of my cousin) that hit me hard again both emotionally and mentally.<div><span> <span> </span></span><br /></div><div><span><span><span> <span> <span> </span> She was only 21 years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer stage 1c (we both have the same cancer stage) last year. She was rushed to a public hospital where she underwent surgery (left ovary removed). As her mother narrated- after the operation she was so optimistic as she signed an agreement that a group of student doctors will do a research on her, she was full of hope saying - "Gagaling naman ako Ma, okay lang."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span>Sadly, the first set of chemo drugs (3 cycles of chemo session) didn't work out on her (tumor marker went up). The second set of chemo drugs (same drugs that was administered to me) didn't work also (tumor marker went higher). On the third chemo drugs that was administered to her, di na nya kinaya bumigay ang lungs nya." She died.</span></span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> </span>When I attended her wake, her mother was sharing the experience they had to go through just to have a free drugs and hospitalization but with utmost regret on her last session saying "Sana di na lang nila tinuloy, alam na nilang matindi ung line 3 na gamot, tinuloy pa rin, nagtuturuan, papalit palit ng doctor, pagkagraduate ng doctor iba na naman , parang walang nakatutok na doctor e, antay lang kami kung kelan tawagan. Sana di ko na lang siya pinachemo-tumagal pa sana ang buhay nya- nakapag enjoy pa sana at napakain ko pa sana sya ng gusto nyang pagkain." One of the last few words my niece utter before she died that day was -" Ma, papatayin yata talaga ako ng mga doctor dito."</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> </span> It really broke my heart when I learned that she passed away as I was mentoring and encouraging her to fight her illness and assuring her that she will be healed since her cancer was in an early stage pa. A day before her chemo, I was just chatting with her, then a day after her chemo , she passed away-It was so sudden. Listening to her mothers' story I felt really sad and I was crying silently because I couldn't imagine how my niece was able to bear the pain </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>knowing that the doctors lack focus on her situation. I got nothing against doctor practicing their profession in a public hospitals, it's just that I also know how hard it was to battle cancer with all the pain that she had gone through - from the side effects of the drugs- the balding of the hair was the most obvious but the easier one for me, the hardest part was the whole process-the needles, the blood transfusions, the laboratories, the unexplainable pain inside physically, emotionally and mentally. I do understand that our country lacks medical workers and how hard their job is but my sympathy right now belongs to my poor niece. If I were in her situation I wouldn't be able to face my illness with such courage.</div><div><br /></div><div><span> <span> <span> Her mother told us that </span></span></span>Allea never blamed God since the beginning of her battle to cancer and continued to hold on to her faith until the last moment. <span>With high hopes of healing, she had lots of plans and dreams ahead but time was not on her side anymore. </span>I praise and admire her courage. As for me, I guess I need to rewire and retune my life again. Some of the old me was lost while starting my new life after my battle with cancer.</div><div><br /></div><div><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span>As for Allea, thank you so much dear for bringing me back to my realization - that life is a gift and not a right. Knowing how kind, obedient and responsible daughter she was "sobrang bait daw talaga ng batang yun", I guess God made sure to secure "His angel".</div><div><br /></div><div><span> <span> <span> As for the medical system in our country, I hope that our government will give more focus on improving it and as for the doctors and medical workers I pray that God will continue to bless them with more strength and wisdom in attending the medical needs of Filipino people.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span> <span> <span> Thank God for giving me another time and opportunity to live my life again and making me realize its value. </span></span></span><b>God bless everyone. Have a great day ahead!</b></div><div><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span><br /></div><div><span><span><span>PS. For respect and privacy of my deceased niece - I prefer not to post our photo here but if we are friends in facebook you can see her in my account.</span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-62903530507495139062021-12-22T09:09:00.005-08:002022-08-30T09:11:28.856-07:00THANKFUL & GRATEFUL THIS DECEMBER '21<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Hi guys !!! First I want to apologize to everyone for not being around in this platform lately, it's just that for a while I want to let myself be lost to my own self, ang gulo no? - it was kind of learning from unlearning and relearning from my old mistakes and starting again from scratch which somehow led me redirecting and introducing myself to the unknown future which I fear most in my life. Ang gulo ko pa rin di ba? -that's the reason why I stopped writing, I need to reorganize and synchronize my thoughts first.</div><div><br /></div><div> But today I just want to thank all my anonymous co-bloggers ( Dianne, Brenda, Joan, Jane, Edel, Kristine, Chi, April, Mylene and everyone) who supported me morally, financially and spiritually - you were all such a big help to me. Thank you for all your prayers and support.</div><div><br /></div><div> My vocabulary may not be rich as it was before but the word "Thankful and Grateful" will be forever inked in my heart for all the goodness and kindness you've done to me.</div><div><br /></div><div> Here's my facebook account : https://www.facebook.com/grace.nadal.77.</div><div> Medyo magulo lang po kasi may mga naka-public ako di ko na machange and erase ung ibang post ko. You can check it guys and I hope we can know each other more on fb too.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYgvNs_7AEbpSFz4VMyEEt-Vjz1m9XL99qrU2fA2NFOCYq1HvpknZXREcMery9bG4k5yWrg5hcsfUfXGp8GNBtdr6HTlra_DlkcRTBmUfIwPjky-M95LGi8rxM6E1QVn5f9nghM1RB6ICL8cyrFNlWShrj0Wq-zXVa_Kccms6V8AC9qybEl8-G-Kcx=s1264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYgvNs_7AEbpSFz4VMyEEt-Vjz1m9XL99qrU2fA2NFOCYq1HvpknZXREcMery9bG4k5yWrg5hcsfUfXGp8GNBtdr6HTlra_DlkcRTBmUfIwPjky-M95LGi8rxM6E1QVn5f9nghM1RB6ICL8cyrFNlWShrj0Wq-zXVa_Kccms6V8AC9qybEl8-G-Kcx=s320" width="182" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God Bless Everyone. Stay Safe and Healthy</div><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-81752363079510535222020-04-21T09:08:00.003-07:002020-05-12T03:24:50.350-07:00Quarantine Story Part 1 - My Story about Flood<div style="text-align: center;">
GOOD MORNING GUYS! How's everybody?</div>
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I know were all getting bored with this ECQ order.<br />
I know were all afraid to get infected with Covid virus and yet most of us are still violating the rule.<br />
I know most of us were complaining with the system and how this Bayanihan Act is being implemented.<br />
I know its hard but let me share my story and try to compare it with the situation today.<br />
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<i> "When I was about 12 years old - that was more than three decades ago (hahah -napaghahalata ang edad no?), our house was submerge in flood for almost four days. It was raining ceaselessly and we were trapped inside the second floor of our house without food, water, electricity, no kitchen sink and bathroom too. T</i><i>he flood went up to almost 7ft high. </i><i>I guess naiimagine nyo na yung sitwasyon noon na nasa taas ang kwarto tapos sa baba ang sala kusina at cr, then paggising nyo lumulutang na ang plato upuan, tabo, planggana pitsel etc. tapos unti unting tumataas ang baha na halos maabot na ang second floor. What makes the situation harder was my youngest brother was about a year old and milk was as essential as food and water itself. No help from the local government was extended to us. No one knows how to swim except my father. He had to swim for hours to borrow rice, sardines and gas from my ninang who owns a small sari sari store near our barrio. We had no drinking water so we had to fetch drinking water from the gutter/downspout connected to our roof, boiled it so we can consume it. The advantage that we had that time was there's malunggay, kamote tops and ampalaya planted and crawling upwards near our window. Am or rice water was used as a supplement for milk with malunggay extract. Kamote tops and ampalaya leaves were taken and washed directly from the rainwater, placed on top of the newly cooked sinaing along with sardines as our daily meals. Roasted rice was our substitute for coffee in the morning. We had no electricity, no internet and syempre since 80's era di pa naiimbento ang cellphones, tablets, laptop or computers and wala pa ring internet noon. Our portable radio was our source of information from the outside world and my baby brother was our only source of entertainment."</i><br />
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<b>So what's the relevance of my story?</b></div>
<i><b>Back then, it was the flood that constraints us from going out</b> and since we cannot swim we know that we might get drowned if an attempt to go out was made -- so we stayed inside.</i><br />
<b>Today, there's a law that requires us to stay inside our houses for our own welfar</b>e and we all know that if we get out of our houses the higher the possibility of acquiring the virus -- and yet we still go out.<br />
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<i><b>Back then, we were unprepared when the flood hits us but we never blame the government for not providing foods in our table</b> because our parents knew that its their responsibility to provide for our needs.</i><br />
<b>Today, a social amelioration program/finance assistance for the poor were granted by the government</b> and yet a lot of people were compaining and demanding for their rights to have it.<br />
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<b><i>Back then, we have no water, no milk, no vitamins to keep us healthy but my parents found ways to sustain our health. We didn't criticize anybody for not extending any help to us.</i></b><br />
<b>Today, while a lot of frontliners are sacrificing their effort and lives people are rallying to criticize our government</b> for not providing the help they need.<br />
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<i><b>Back then, we have no source of communication, entertainment and information </b>but we have news and songs from the radio, and most of all family to cheer us and keep us altogether.</i><br />
<b>Today, we have internet, flat tv screens, cellphones, tablets, laptops, netflix, tiktoks, facebook, instagram, twitter etc.</b> as our past time tools to keep us occupied but you can see that most people are complaining with their boredom, blaming other people for their actions, spreading fake news, filling our thoughts with fear and negativity in social media. We have a lot of ways to be connected but I can still see people or families apart from each other but so much attached to their gadgets.<br />
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If we are going to analyze and compare the story that I had before with the situation that we had I think that we are so fortunate that our government is acting as a parent to keep us from acquiring this, for providing our needs and doing their best to discipline us all.<br />
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Let us be obedient, be united, be healthy and together we can all beat COVID.<br />
Most of all let our faith and hope be our shield from this disease and Trust God completely that we will get through this crisis.<br />
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Ps. Pardon my grammar medyo alam kong palya na heheh.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-60285107471429136262020-04-05T07:04:00.002-07:002020-04-05T21:54:01.732-07:00My Share of Prayer Today<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b>This has been our everyday greetings with my neighbor who's been selling fried chicken on the streets. Sabi nya - "Negosyante tayo madam dapat laging good morning." O di ba, na-uplift yung morale ko kahit tindahan lang ang pinagkaka-abalahan ko, negosyante rin daw ako. So from now on, here in my blog you will always see that opening greetings to share that positive mood everytime I write a post here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> First I want to apologize for not being around in this platform lately. After my battle with cancer and depression, little by little I felt that I lost my confidence in writing - in starting a new topic, in organizing my thoughts to create a more inspiring and meaningful post but today I'll try my best to create one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Anyway, my friend Malou who's friend also underwent chemo sessions (hope she's okay now) sent me an email asking for an update. It was only yesterday when I read the letter that made me decide to begin writing again. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But since we have a corona pandemic crisis today, I decided to share a short conversation with my mother and a simple prayer instead of writing an update about my life. I wanted to give hope and encourage everybody to pray for God instead of spreading fear. Here it goes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My mother asked me - "Di ka ba takot sa COVID -19?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My answer is simple - "Why should I, cancer nga hinarap ko e."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Kung oras ko na may magagawa ba ako kung kukunin na ako ni Lord."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dasal na lang siguro tayo,..pero alam mo Ma naalala ko pa rin yung mga salita ni Dra.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bascara</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> pagtapos ng operasyon ko.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Sabi nya <i>"We are all destined to die, all the people around you-the patients, the visitors even us doctors and nurses and even that new born child will suffer the same fate, we just don't know when, where or how but the why or your purpose here on earth will dictate the length of your stay...so know your purpose and fight your battle to fight cancer."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It was a very powerful words that gave me strength while I was undergoing chemo treatment and I want to impart that short story and a simple prayer to everyone.</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To fight covid let us spread love,positivity and prayers instead of fear - that’s our purpose today. Love God above else and pray for His mercy and compassion to humanity, for wisdom to touch the minds of those people working for the cure, to give strength and protection to all frontliners especially to our Doctors and Nurses, Military enforcers, and everyone risking their lives to secure us, to touch the “heart and mind” of all our elected government officials and barangay officials that they may be able to find ways to properly serve their community, to give hope to all patients that they will all be healed because they still have purpose here on earth, to protect us all from this virus, to encourage every Filipinos and the people around the world to pray and to have faith that we will all survive this crisis. Through God’s grace, wisdom, protection, provision and mercy - we will get through this crisis. Let us unite in prayers, “Pilipinas, Kaya natin to”, <b>All these we ask through Christ our Lord.</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Again, fear and panic should not rule our lives today. Let us all be reminded of our purpose here on earth, follow the instructions of our authorities and have faith in God that we can all survive and defeat this virus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Stay home and stay safe.</i></b></span><br />
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As joyful and nostalgic as those songs may seem, we are all caught up between hello and goodbye every new year. While everyone was singing those songs with smile on their faces as we walked out the church last January 1, I noticed something on my mother's face.</div>
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I asked her - <i>"Ma, bakit?"</i> She answered - <i>"Grabe no, ang tagal na ng kantang yan pero ang sarap pa ring pakinggan, bata pa ko kasama ko pa ang tatay ko naririnig ko na yan, matanda pa yata sa akin yang kantang yan e, bilis talaga ng panahon." </i>Somehow I felt both her joy and a pinch of sadness in her heart. Joy because we all have these childhood memories in our hearts every Christmas but there is still sadness because we know that we are all aging and our days are limited... and we both felt that. My mother is 71 years old and I'm nearing 45 with cancer cells inside my body just waiting to be reborn once it's triggered. </div>
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Year 2019 has been the toughest year for me. It has once again tested my endurance and faith to God as I have questioned HIM why all those things had to happen. With God's guidance through some people constantly reminding me of God's grace, somehow I understand why those things had to happen. When you experience the saddest, the downest, the lowest point in your life there's no other way but to look up. I'm still on the process of healing and recovering but I'm okay now. I know that God has redirected my life last year to a better and brighter path in the coming years.<br />
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So this year, all I want is a fresh start, a renewed heart to worship our Lord. No set of goals. No dreams to fulfill. Just a new beginnings for a new decade.<br />
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With this bible verse Psalm 90:12, <b><i>" Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom "</i></b> let us be reminded that our days here on earth are numbered. We are once again given another new day to live, a new year to start, and another new decade to gain a heart of wisdom and to glorify God.<br />
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<b>Happy New Year to all !!!</b></div>
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<b>To God Be the Glory</b></div>
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<i>P.S - my post about my battle on depression was put on hold for a while as I can't still hold back my tears whenever I write my experience about it.</i></div>
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Hello Philippines and Hello Blogging World!!!</div>
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It's been a while since I last wrote a post, "alam nyo naman may pinagdaanan tayo."</div>
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It took me a little while again to be at a right frame of mind to write another post here.</div>
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But before I get to my topic let me greet you all </div>
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"A Blessed Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year."</div>
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and share to you a great news and an advance Christmas gift from God, </div>
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"Nag clear na po ang CT Scan ko, CA 125 is in normal range level at pati Xray ko po clear na rin."</div>
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My last post is about anxiety and depression that I went through for the last few months. It is actually an emotional pain which is twice more than the physical pain that our body can suffer whenever we experience it. Yes two times or more, simply because it takes both mental and physical resistance to battle our emotions. Most of the times, we actually know what is right and easily say what should be the right thing to do but our hearts can't actually accept that fact and our physical body won't respond with what our mind is telling us to do. True enough, I've been there-done that process.</div>
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I usually say "Ano ba yan, ang tanga naman nya, ang sarap kayang mabuhay tapos sila magsu-suicide lang, eh mayaman naman sya, maganda rin at mayaman pa." or ano ba yan lalaki lang yan,? or ano ba yan ang babaw naman nya, para yan lang ang problema nya, or lastly, "Ang pangit pangit naman nya bakit mo sya iniiyakan?" Sorry for the harsh words but I was really that kind of person before. I have witnessed twice when somebody attempted suicide and I was speechless and couldn't say a word to them to encourage them because at the back of my head I was thinking, "ang bababaw naman nitong mga taong ito."</div>
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That was before but when I experienced it three months ago - my point of view changed. When I learned about my boyfriend cheating on me and breaking up on him, somehow triggered all my frustrations and disappointments in life again, questioning GOD why it had to happen to me. I ask HIM what did I do wrong that I had to undergo all those sufferings. I was suffering silently and keeping everything all by myself. Getting up in the morning and taking a bath is so hard. I couldn't barely walk outside, whenever I look around it felt so lonely. I couldn't find any reason or purpose of my existence on earth as I have been telling God, "Lord, bakit di ko makita ang sarili ko, para saan pa?, para ano pa ang mabuhay? I couldn't sleep for a whole month & I couldn't eat for almost two months. My body weight lost almost 3 kgs and my mind has been restless since then. "Yung tipong lutang ka physically and mentally pero parang may nakadagan na sampung kilo sa dibdib , isang pitik lang sa akin tutumba na ko, paulit ulit yung feeling of worthlessness ko to the point na ipinagdarasal ko na kunin na ko ni Lord konti na lang mag-snap na yung utak at kapag nag-snap there's a possibility of losing my mind and myself also.</div>
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Now I understand why there are people who suffer depression. It so hard to battle depression because the battle is inside YOU. You should fight your own emotion to reinforce your physical condition. Without food, sleep and other physical activity that our body needs, our mental state will definitely suffer giving into the worst emotion that can finally trigger our own self to give up on life.</div>
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That's depression and it needs understanding first to know what we're going through and encouragement to support us as we go to the process of healing.</div>
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This is purely base on my personal experience and I hope it can help others to understand what a person is going through in times of depression.</div>
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Till then.</div>
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Have a great day ahead!</div>
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God Bless Everyone.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-26885873635652076612019-09-13T13:15:00.003-07:002021-06-22T08:29:41.002-07:00More than the Physical Pain After my surgical operation and chemotherapy sessions I actually went into depression and anxiety. I've been fighting my own feelings not to feel bad about my condition. During those days, I sometimes felt that everything was worthless, senseless and pointless in life. I wanted to find God's purpose in life but at the same time I was also seeking my own. I was also anxious about my health condition - the fear of reccurence often triggers my own sadness. I wanted to get busy and that gave me an idea to run a sari sari store. At first I was happy that little by little I was getting financially productive not realizing that I was also compromising my health and my lovelife as well.<br />
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Yes po my lovelife po ako, it was a long distance relationship which was moved to another level when my OB Gyne advised me that it would be best if I get pregnant but it didn't happen. When I was diagnosed with cancer my whole world went upside down. I was pushing him away telling him--<i>"pede mo na akong iwan, pede ka ng humanap ng iba." </i>But He insisted- "<i>andito lang ako, mahal na mahal kita basta pagaling ka." I hold on to his words and we were constantly chatting after one year but last year I became quite busy with my sari sari store and unintentionally neglected most of his messages and his calls.</i><br />
<i>Subconsciously in my head I was actually testing him, how patient he can be and how far his love would go for me. We had a different religion which was primarily the reason why our relationship was not moved to the next level. We respect each others belief as he would let me go to Quiapo church while He waits outside. He wanted to accompany me to Manoag but often rejected his offer to go there. I would pray to God, "Kung di sya para sa akin, ikaw gumawa ng paraan."</i><br />
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<i> I suffered both emotionally and psychologically, I couldn't eat and sleep for a month thinking it was my fault kaya lumayo ang loob nya sa akin. But last Satiurday, I found out something in his FB account. Meron na nga talagang iba, I felt so devastated and the pain is unbearable talaga. </i><br />
<i>More than the physical pain that I felt when I underwent surgery and chemotherapy is what I have been suffering today. Sobrang sakit and I often pray to God na matanggal na ang sakit na nararamdaman ko. This time my depression went back,- </i>the feeling of being worthless, senseless and pointless in life is inside my head again.<br />
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It's hurting so deep that I've been silently crying for a month and last week my mother already noticed what I've been going through. In my head I wanted to set him free but in my heart I wanted to win him back. My mother convinced me that I have to give him up, that I have to let him go, he was able to do it once he will do it again. "Anak, mas mahalin mo ang sarili mo, hindi sya ang forever mo ako na nanay mo ang forever mo ang magmamahal sa yo hanggang sa dulo." "Hayaan mong ang Diyos ang magbigay sa yo ng lalaking tunay na magmamahal sa yo."<br />
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Today, my health was affected by the emotional and psychological stress that I've experienced for a month. I was so thin that My body weight went down to 45 kgs already. A polyps in my gallbladder was seen in ultrasound. CT Scan, CA125 and X-ray we're required to be done next month. I hope that my health condition will not worsen and pray for best results.<br />
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"Ang lungkot talaga ng nararamdaman ko ngayon" and it's the reason why I wrote this blog. I couldn't conceal the pain inside, I need some release. Medyo magulo po ang write ups ko, magulo rin po kasi ang utak ko. pagpacenciahan nyo na po.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-63937554784586322382019-08-02T06:40:00.003-07:002022-08-30T09:10:06.775-07:00Life's Update (July 2019) - Thank God it's False Alarm Hello Philippines and Hello blogging world! How are you guys! Here I go again sharing my life here. As much as possible I want to forget my past illness because of my fear of its recurrence but it went back last May. Here's what happened:<br />
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<b>First Diagnosis -</b> It was last May 28 when I noticed a mass in the lower part of my abdomen so I promptly went to the nearest clinic in our area the next day. So after checking up the mass in my abdomen and hearing the background of my previous illness, automatically the doctor noted his diagnosis <b>"Tumor recurrence"</b> in the prescription pad. So I prayed, <i>"Lord wag naman po sanang bumalik si Big C, break na nga kami e."</i><br />
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<b>Second Diagnosis -</b> I was alarmed with the first diagnosis so I immediately reported it to my Ob-gyne in San Juan de Dios the next day but upon checking my abdomen, my doctor told me that her diagnosis was not tumor recurrence but <b>"Hernia". </b>Though it was only an initial diagnosis, It was such a relief, knowing that it was only "hernia or luslos". Iff such finding is confirmed, minor operation is needed to remove it. I thought to myself that maybe it was my fault - <i>"kung kasalanan man ang maging masipag, aminado ako".My mother is constantly reminding me - wag abusuhin ang sarili." but I also assured her that I'm okay. </i>I thought probably because of my going back and forth routine to the supermarket, carrying loaded groceries and lifting my nephew and niece cause the occurrence of "hernia" in the lower part of my abdomen. So I prayed again, <i>thank you Lord, maysakit man ako atleast magaan ang pagdadaanan ko</i>. I was able to sleep soundly that night because of that second diagnosis.<br />
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<b>Third Diagnosis</b> - I reported to my oncologist in the San Juan de Dios the next morning. She checked my abdomen and noticed something new - "there's a palpitation above the abdominal mass" and so she noted her findings as <b>"abdominal aortic aneurysm"</b>. It took me a while to absorb what I've heard but later I realize the possibility of having that kind of illness since my father also have a heart aneurysm and he's been going back and forth to Philippine Heart Center to monitor the size of the bulge in his aorta. My oncologist noticed my reaction changed and told me not to worry, a whole abdominal ultrasound is needed to confirm her findings. I was not able to sleep well that night, I prayed and ask God to give me strength and wisdom to face this new trial in my life.<br />
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<b>Fourth Diagnosis - </b>A whole abdominal ultrasound was perform to me the next day. It was the technician who performed it first and she told me that she didn't notice any solid mass in my abdomen. I told her to repeat it so I was instructed to drink more water again. It was the doctor who performed the second ultrasound, I insisted that there's a solid mass in my abdomen and her reply was "wala talaga". So I asked again, what is that solid mass in my abdomen that I always notice? - her answer --"poopoo". She smiled "poopoo" daw talaga. With confusion, I asked her again - then why is it that it is always present in that particular area? - her answer gave me relief , "simply because it's where our descending colon is located. It was such a relief to find out what was inside that made me so worried for few days, "nakakapraning mag-isip di ba? So thankful to God with the result of ultrasound and finally after few days of sleepless nights I was able to sleep soundly and went back to my usual "palengke-grocery-tindahan routine"<br />
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I waited for another month to publish this post because I needed to confirm the result of my tumor marker screening (CA125) which is done every three months and was schedule last July. I do not want to be too complacent with the result of my ultrasound and needed this test to monitor if there is any recurrence and thankful again that the result is "perfectly normal". It was the reaction of my oncologist and I was so happy when I heard it.<br />
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It's quite costly, stressful and mentally exhausting to undergo series of check ups and laboratories to monitor my health but as always the result gives me tranquility and relief to know that everything is okay.<br />
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Thank God its false alarm...Thank God Im okay...Thank God for letting me live a simple life again. and thank you all for including me in your prayers. Truly, God is so amazing!<br />
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Have a great weekend!<br />
God Bless.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-7497715560933534032019-05-29T22:28:00.002-07:002022-08-30T09:21:44.910-07:00Life's Update (May 2019) - Facing Mr. Big C Again? Hi guys, sorry I haven't been around in this blogging sphere for a while. I am really getting so so tired lately that I have no energy to write another post. But still I miss writing down all my life experiences here. So here are some updates about my life and health condition today:<br />
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;"> Another reason why I didn't continue my theraphy is the transportation, nakakapagod mag commute at ang daming overpass mong lalakarin para lang makatawid kaya wala ring sense yung theraphy kasi napagod lang akong mag commute, di ba? Anyway, I'm planning to inquire in the hospital near our area, our neighbor mentioned to us that there's a physical rehabilitation center in that hospital.</span><br />
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<b> • </b><span style="text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> Another good news - </b>Although my father was diagnosed with heart aneurysm last year, his bypass operation was postponed, check up is required every 3 months to monitor the size of the "buldge' in one of the major vessel of his heart. " Kahit papano nagkaron ako ng relief knowing my father's condition is not so critical.</span></span><br />
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<b>• </b><span style="text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> And another bad news - I notice a mass in my abdominal area </b>so I went to the clinic a while ago and the doctor confirmed it. He told me that there's a possibility that my cancer metastasize. I told him that my CA 125 is always within the normal range, why is it that it was not detected? The doctor told me that there is a possibility that its a different cancer and a different tumor marker is needed. Well, I guess I'll be facing Mr. Big C again. Pray for me again guys.</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Have a great day ahead!</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-59717303563125863852019-04-10T01:41:00.004-07:002022-08-30T09:27:26.308-07:00My Sari Sari Store Experience Part 3 - Random Thoughts and Updates<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> Hello guys, how’s everyone! Well, days are passing quickly
because I am getting busier than bee lately. I thought running a sari sari
store was easy but it was quite tedious pala. Here are some random thoughts and
updates about my sari sari store business:</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>I started with only Two Thousand Pesos only (P2,000)
as an initial capital.</b></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>I took Barangay Clearance/Permit for my Sari Sari Store and
registered it under my mother’s name.</b> <i>“Biruan namin sa bahay” </i>– My mother is
the owner, I’m the stockholder and my Kuya is the sales manager.” Three of us
were alternately managing my small sari sari store.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>I do the “marketing”.</b> From a minimum wager employee to a "<i>palengke girl</i>". I’ve been going back & forth to wet
market today to buy pack products such as pepper, chlorine, tint, oxalate,
laurel leaves, tawas etc. and I enjoy doing it.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>I do repacking</b> of cooking oil (5 pesos/pack), dried tuyo
(10 pesos/pack), mongo (20 pesos/pack), salt, flour and other products that I
can sell in my store.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>I started with the
profit gain of P50-P100 per day. </b>So I estimated that I’ll be earning P1,500 to
P 3,000 per month. Amazing di ba?</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>I started giving my kuya P1,000 per month and paying his
SSS contribution</b> (P165/month). It’s one of my goals today that I'd be able to help my
brothers establish financial stability. Atleast if anything happens to me I can be assured "kahit papano may konting stability yung dalawang kapatid ko."</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>I encourage my Kuya to start business in my store.</b> He is
now incharge in “monay bread”, “uling" (charcoal) and smart load (puhunan nya na
po yun) . My kuya has been jobless for almost 19 years. <i>"Ewan ko ba masyado
syang naniwala at umasa sa mga pangakong kayamanan ni Marcos at mga pangakong biglang yaman ng ibang
networking".</i> I’ve been telling him "<i>na huwag umasa sa mga ganyang
pangako at di baleng maliit ang kita basta sigurado at araw araw may kinikita."</i></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>I started selling liquor and cigarettes. </b>We had an exchange
of opinions about these sin products. My Kuya suggested to sell liquor instead
of cigarettes but I prefer selling cigarettes over liquor. He said we’ll be
tolerating our neighbors in patronizing cigarettes and it’ll be bad for our
health too. I told him that even if I don’t sell it they will still buy it in other
stores, di ba? And customers usually buy cigarettes along with coffee,
softdrinks, energy drinks and other products like candies, chips, artificial
juices – “ika nga maraming kakambal na products ang sigarilyo at alak.” So we
came up with an agreement - we set some rules in selling these products -1) Don’t
sell cigarette <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on minors, 2) Lighting up
a cigarette in front of my store is prohibited and 3) Limit selling liquors – I
only store 2 kinds of liquor that are usually bought during weekends.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>Candies are magic.</b> I told my mother, "hay naku di ako magtityaga magtinda na centimo lang ang tubo but I realize lately that the gain in selling candies are higher than other products. For example: Frutos is one of the favorite brand of candies in our area while snowbear are the brand of smokers. Did you know that the profit I gain from Frutos is 50% and 33% on snowbear as compared to other products where I add 15-20% only. Again, little profit I gain daily when summed up for a month will have a huge addition to my income.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">• <b>“Credit is good but we need cash”. </b>It’s a popular words
and it’s actually one of my problems in running a store – I cannot avoid
“utang”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother warned me about it.
My Kuya told me, “dyan ka mauubos kapag di mo na-control yan. At first, I
allowed some customers to borrow but true enough some cannot be trusted with
their promises but one thing I’ve learned from my <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>previous job – I have be diplomatic and civil
to your clients <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>– <i>“di ako naniningil ng
direkta pero nakikiusap at binibiro ko sila,” sana po wag na pong umabot ng 5<sup>th</sup>
monthsary ang listahan ko kahit 100 or 200 kada linggo basta makabawas lang kahit
papano, awa ng Diyos na-fully paid din bago ang 5th monthsary, heheh." </i>I now set credit limits and due dates.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">•<b> I also endorse products to my customers. </b>Whenever I saw new
products in the grocery store that are on sale, I bought it and introduce it to my customers.
Whenever there is a particular brand of product that is not available in my store, I
usually introduce an alternative brand. Whenever I run out of a product that my
customer usually buys in my store I recommend other products to them. ( I’ll
try to make a separate post for this topic).</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>• I sometimes use my teaching skills to kids whenever they buy in my store.</b> I let them think of the "change or sukli", the sum of the products they bought, or throw some multiplication or division question to them and reward them with candies afterwards. "That's the reason why they now call me "Ma'am", heheh.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>• I always arrange the products on my store and take note of the expiry dates. </b>Sometimes I would sell it as buy one take the day before it expires or we just consume it at home.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>• I was a victim of fake money. </b>You read it right - fake money. "Buti na lang P50 pesos lang, siguro ang sama ng loob ko kung one thousand yun. I now double check the money especially the one thousand & five hundred pesos denomination.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">•<b> I can work or rest anytime I want.</b> It's one of the advantage of having your own business at your doorstep. You can eat, lie down and rest anytime you want without the time pressure and obligation to report to your boss. No hassle on traffic, no rush or deadlines and no pressure at work - I just have to provide the things that my customers wants and needs in my store.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> These are some thoughts and updates that I can share to you guys. Thankful to God that He opened another door of opportunity to start a business inside our house.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-83292949881590807032019-02-25T05:21:00.006-08:002022-08-30T09:25:34.576-07:00My Sari Sari Store Experience Part 2 <span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello everyone! Here I go again missing my blogging world, <i>"hirap
pala ng walang internet sa bahay, mas magastos sa binabayad kong P200 sa
kapatid ko dati :)</i>.". Anyway, my post today is all about my new found interest.
I never thought that life after my Big C Battle will give me a new direction in
life, that a businessman inside me will be awaken, and that I'll be interested
in running my own mini sari sari store.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> The first three months was experimental. I needed to establish these
primary factors first - familiarity, availability, variety, consistency and
affordability.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Familiarity - </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">I became friendly with my neighbors and have a
little chat with them during my first few months - I need to know their wants,
their needs and their interests. I think there are only 10 families in our area
and most of them are working and only few are staying and consistently buying their
basic needs in my store so I need to be familiar with the brand of products
they want and the kind of products they need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Availability</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> - I may not be able to offer all the brand and products they
want and need but I try my best to provide it in my store - from coffee, milk,
canned goods, soap, shampoo, detergents, fabric conditioner, basic medicines,
softdrinks, condinents, charcoal, diapers, biscuits, monay bread, basic school
supplies, etc. - everything should be present in my store. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Variety</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> - I have an approximate 1.2 sq. meter area in my store so I
maximize the area, took advantage of the height to display all the brand of
products of every customer in my area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Affordability</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">- Our house is located in a bit remote area<i> (medyo malayo sa
main road at dead end area) </i>, I also have a very small crowd of
customer so I need to know their financial capability and align it to the
products I'm selling. Basic products should be affordable and lower than price
from of other sari sari store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Consistency</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> - The opening and closing time of the store should be consistent-
5:30am to 6am in the morning and 10pm -11pm in the evening. My mother and my
kuya are alternately helping me with the opening and closing of the
store. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Those were the basic factors that I
established first when I was starting my mini sari sari store. The profit or earnings
may not be much but I think it's enough to cover some of my financial needs and it's a big help to me since I am still on the
process of healing both mentally, physically and emotionally as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Indeed, God is so gracious in redirecting
my lives. I may not know what lies ahead but I have faith that God will do
amazing things in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px;"> I'll be posting and sharing more of my sari sari store experience later.</span><br />
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<span face=""roboto" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b><i>For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.</i></b></span></div>
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<span face=""roboto" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b><i> Jeremiah 29:11</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Guys, I am also open for suggestion here if you have any. </span>Till then.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-16452327437124004462019-02-05T14:32:00.000-08:002019-02-24T23:55:05.264-08:00The Dog and A Funeral - My 2012 Journal It was December 31, 2012, I wasn’t able to go to church last Sunday so I set an alarm on my cellphone to make sure that I’ll wake up early in the morning and go to church before the year 2012 ends. So I was up @ 6: 30 am with a morning prayer alarm on my cellphone, took a quick shower and have a few minutes walk to Sto Nino Church. I feel so great that morning as I pass through the streets greeting “happy new year”to everyone I met. I saw birds flying from one tree to another & a butterfly on top of the flower, & a dragonfly on the grass<i>.</i><br />
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Everyone's so busy that day preparing for the new year’s eve celebration but as I arrive at the gate of the church the atmosphere changed. It was so calm and peaceful there, as I enter the gate of Sto Nino Church I saw only four people, two were outside the church - one is sweeping on the right side , the other one is lighting a candle on the left side and the remaining two were inside praying <i>(wala kasing misa that time).</i><br />
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What caught my attention was the dog sitting at the hallway near the entrance of the church but he’s friendly enough to let me pass through and sit in the middle of those empty chairs. The atmosphere was so quiet that I can only hear the birds chirping inside the church. So I just kneel , have a few minutes of prayer & a quiet moment afterwards. Then I began to wonder & think of what the year 2013 holds for me and to prevent myself from being pessimistic again I prayed again then afterwards decided to go home. But when I was about to step outside the church, a funeral band came. The quietness and stillness of the church was greeted by the sound of music from band and when the car and all its company stops they start to prepare for its entrance. That was the only time when the dog stood up and the church workers came to organize them.<br />
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There was nothing extraordinary that day to make me write this journal but it made me realize something. Many of us we’re so busy preparing for the new year celebration while some of us were doing the usual routines. Some are happy because we'll be celebrating the new year with our family and love ones while some are sad because they’ll be celebrating the new year without them. And the dog - I wonder what the dog thinks & feels that day hmm... just kidding.<br />
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Time flies so fast and its been 7 years since I wrote this journal. Its 2019 - earth is revolving faster, people are getting busier, and our minds are getting filled with worries and worldly stuffs, but let us be reminded of the main core of our existence – that God created us to enjoy our lives and to serve HIM with joy in our hearts. So we just have to be still & live our lives just like the dog sitting so relax in front of the altar because at the end of our lives we’re all going to face our creator and everything else will all be just hustle and disguise.<br />
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<b>“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NIV</b><br />
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Till then.<br />
Have a great day ahead!<br />
God Bless Everyone!!!<br />
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#throwback series postUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-4381655312795392182019-01-17T18:05:00.003-08:002019-01-17T18:05:38.358-08:00Great News and Wonderful Gift from God<div style="text-align: center;">
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I miss you all. I miss this blogging world. I miss writing about anything and everything about my Big C battle and my journey to recovery but it seems our internet connection underwent chemo theraphy treatment too, "grabe ang bagal kasi, nakakainis talaga". I've been trying to construct, organize a thought and compose a post but aside poor internet connection, I felt that my brain cells declined already, "ramdam ko na po ang pagkaulyanin ko at hirap humagilap ng sasabihin." that's why it always took me 2 to 3 months to create another blogpost.</div>
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Anyway, I am happy with my new life after my chemo but I admit I still fear the recurrence of Mr. Big C. I've experienced some sleepless nights, neck , back and pelvic pain last year so I told my mother, <i>"mapapanatag at magkakatulog lang siguro ako ng maayos kapag nag-clear ang CT Scan." </i>I've been praying for a good result and finally it happened last December 11. <b><i>The result of my Whole Abdomen CT Scan is clear, no mass or cysts were seen in my abdominal area, </i></b>only levoscoliosis and ostheophytes were noted which explains why my pelvic area is aching. I also had pneumonitis findings in my Xray result which also explains why my back and neck were aching too. The doctor explains to me that it is normal to have those results as after effects of chemo meds. That was really really a <b><i>great news</i></b> to me. I felt that my heart jumped with joy when I heard that it from my doctor that day so after my check up we went to the chapel and thanked <b>GOD</b> for <b>HIS</b> wonderful gift last Christmas.<br />
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Christmas, New Year and my Birthday were celebrated with utmost simplicity - we didn't prepare much food for these special occassion - just being alive and well with my family is enough for me to make my those occasion extra special.<br />
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This year, I didn't make any plans or goals for myself. I just to let God plan and decide for my future and do the best I could to start a new life. I do not know what lies ahead but I know that God will do amazing things in my life.<br />
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Always To God Be the Glory.<br />
Till then. Have a great Weekend!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-38483456483778291322018-12-15T08:43:00.001-08:002022-08-30T09:39:50.001-07:00Agencies/ Institutions where I seek for financial and medical assistance Hi guyz, sorry I haven't been around lately in this blogging world, aside from having a poor internet connection at home, I was also busy attending to my father's health condition who was diagnosed with heart aneurysm but now he's okay.<br />
This post is primarily intended to give idea to cancer patients like me as to where they can seek financial / medical assistance from different agencies. This post is based on my personal experience, opinion and through the help also of my family and co-patients who also shared their experiences during my Big C Battle. There maybe some changes in rules or additional requirements but atleast I can give some insights on where to go or what to prepare before you go to to these agencies. <br />
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Basically, you will have to prepare these requirements and bring them along with their photocopies.<br />
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- Medical Abstract / Medical Certificate<br />
- Surgical Pathology / Biopsy Report<br />
- Record of Operation<br />
- Official Receipts (Hospital Bill/Professional Fees)<br />
- Doctor's Medical Prescription of Chemo Meds with stated schedule of cycle<br />
- Barangay Certificate / Certificate of Indigencies<br />
- House Utility Bill (Meralco/Nawasa/Maynilad)<br />
- Latest Payslip of employed family member<br />
- Photocopy of atleast 2 valid ID's<br />
- Forms to be accomplished in every agency you'll go<br />
- Ballpen & Bond Papers - you will need to write letters to the head of agencies or to whoever you want to seek for financial/medical assistance<br />
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Now these are the agencies/institutions where you can turn to after being diagnosed with cancer.<br />
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<b>Public Hospitals</b> - <i>"Mahirap, matagal at kailangan ng mahabang pasensya sa public hospitals"</i> but If I had time I also want to have a second opinion in Philippine General Hospital (PGH). My highschool classmate suggested that most of the cancer specialists are there but my doctor said that my cancer is aggressive and it needs an urgent operation so my mother insisted that I should stay in my hospital where I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. My cousin also had a cervical center last year and was treated in Jose Reyes Memorial Center - most of her chemo meds are almost free, radiation, laboratories and brachytheraphy cost are way cheaper compared to other hospitals.<br />
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<b>Philhealth</b> - We all know that this agency is primarily responsible for our healthcare and hospitalization so my piece of advice - prioritize your Philhealth contribution. If you belong to indigent people you can seek for sponsorship in your municipality. If not you can pay for it immediately just like what I did when I was diagnosed with cancer last year. I was not able to use it on my surgical operation and on my 1st and 4th chemo confinement (misunderstanding and shortcomings of philhealth and admin staffs of the hospital) but I was able to use its inpatient benefits on my 5th & 6th onco confinement. I was able to get 7k+ reimbursement too few months after I gathered enough strength to file it in their office. But what I have learned about Philhealth through their website is that there are certain types
of cancer under their Z benefits program like breast, colon, cervical and
prostate cancer where they give 100% coverage though I'm not sure how it can be availed.<br />
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<b>Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)</b>, Quezon City- Four sets of chemo meds which costs around P73,200 (P18,300/set) were granted to me by PCSO and If I had a patience and endurance to bear the pain after the operation for three days I would have had at least 50% discount on my operation/hospital bill. <i>"Sa PCSO, kelangan tyaga talaga, 3am ang alis namin sa bahay dahil 5am pa lang mahaba na ang pila pero worth it naman ang kapalit na halaga nito." </i>So if you plan to seek for medical and financial assistance just make sure you have the requirements I listed. <i>"Malaki laking amount ang binibigay nila through guarantee letter sa mga hospital bills and chemo meds."</i><br />
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<b>Social Security System (SSS) - </b>The benefits I had in this agency gave me financial peace of mind after my chemo.<i>"Kahit papano nakapagbalik ako ng konting pera sa kapatid ko, nakapagbayad ng konting utang at nagkaron ako ngayon ng panggastos sa mga gamot, pagkain at konting supplements araw araw". </i> Though my application was decline when I first filed for it, I was granted with both sickness benefit of P33k and disability benefit of P4,750/month for more than a year on my second application in another branch. Just be sure to bring hospital records (medical abstract, record of operation and surgical pathology/biopsy report) when filing for sickness and disability claim.<br />
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<b>(Medical) Social Welfare Services </b>- My father was diagnosed with heart aneurysm last month and was confined in an emergency room and the laboratories and hospital confinement bill went up to P38,500<i> (one day lang yan).</i> We were given 50% discount so the bill went down to P18,750 but since we only had P3,000 I went back to the social worker and asked for an additional discount and they were very considerate and gave me another discount. The bill went down to P1,500 only. <i>Grabe, sobrang thankful kay God</i> that day not only because of the discount that we had but with the good news that my father does not need to undergo on a bypass operation.<br />
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After a week, I also went in our hospital (Taguig Pateros District Hospital) for check up and laboratories. As part of my monitoring CT scan, blood chem and xray are required but they are quite expensive so I opted to to go public hospital where medical social service is present. I was given a C3 rank on a card which is equivalent to 75% discount. So from 16,300 the bill went down to P3,260 (less PWD and Social Service discount).<br />
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<b>Persons with Disability ID</b> - This ID is a big help to cancer patients. It has a lot of privileges and discounts on foods, medicines, hospital bills, laboratories etc. and it's easy to apply - just go to PDAO (Persons with Disabilty Affairs Office) in your barangay or city hall and present your medical abstract, barangay certificate and Id picture.<br />
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<b>Medical Assistance from DSWD & in City Hall - </b>I also went in City Hall office for financial/medical assistance but they explain to me that they only give guarantee letter in chosen hospitals unfortunately the hospital where I was confined is not included in their list. I've talked to a social worker in our place and they told me that DSWD gives financial assistance to cancer patients. Plus our city government here in Taguig also gives free healthcare services & treatment to breast cancer patients too.<div><br /></div><div><b>Executive, Legislative, LGU and other government offices</b> - some of my patients I know went to the Office of the Vice President, DOH office, Office of Senators, Mayor or Vice Mayors office to ask for financial help. Guarantee letter in particular were given to them. "Tyagaan at lakasan ng loob tlaga, sabi nila." kaya warriors and fighters talaga yung mga nakilala kong kapwa pasyente.<br />
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Having this kind of illness is really hard. It can drain you physically, emotionally, mentally and financially as well but I guess God has its own way of teaching me a lesson. <i>"Naubos man ang savings ko, naturuan naman ako kung saan at paano makakahingi ng tulong sa ahensya at institusyon ng gobyerno at ang pinaka amazing na ginawa ni God ay yung mahipo nya ang puso ng mga taong hindi ko man kilala at nasa malalayong lugar na tumulong sa akin financially. Salamat sa Diyos at Salamat sa lahat ng tumulong sa akin. "Grabeng kumilos si God talaga."</i><br />
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So there goes my experiences in seeking financial/medical assistance. I guess my piece of advice I can give is to be inquisitive. <i>"Basta magtanong lang ng magtanong - sa mga ahensya at mga empleyado nito, pag nadeny ang application, magtanong sa ibang branch. Magtanong sa kapwa pasyente o kamag anak ng pasyente, maniwala kayo mas marami silang alam.</i><br />
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<i>P.s. My father and I both have regular laboratory expenses done every three months, every six months, and every year ( CT Scan, CT Aortogram, Ultrasound, Blood Chem, CA 125 (tumor marker screening) aside from emergency medical circumstances that I should be prepared for when it happens. But I know that through God's wisdom and God's Grace He'll lead me and find ways to recover again.</i><br />
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<i>Till then. Have a great day!</i><br />
<i>Merry Christmas & God Bless.</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-86116177645674115742018-08-31T00:00:00.000-07:002019-02-25T05:23:27.377-08:00My Sari Sari Store Experience Part 1 It's been 4 months already since I had my last chemo and I was getting really bored at home. I wanted to find a job, I wanted to do some hard work at home, I wanted to do something else aside from the usual chores at home but my mother keeps on telling me - <i>"Magrelax ka lang, magpahinga o matulog ka lang pag gusto mo or kelangan mong magpagaling muna bago ka magtrabaho."</i> but I can't relax . <i>"Pag nakahiga ako ramdam ko lalo ang sakit ng katawan ko at feeling ko nagsisimula na naman kumalat ang cancer sa katawan since may microscopic element ng cancer na naiwan pa nung nagka-surgical spill during the operation." </i>I think more of cancer recurrence when I'm lying on my bed. I told my mother I needed to do something else that would occupy both my mind and my body instead of thinking about the cancer inside my body over and over again. That's when I decided to put up a small sari sari store.<br />
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<i><b> Yes I now have a sari sari store in a small entrance area in our house where our washing machine, shoe rack and other stuff are located. So instead of accumulating some stuffs there I put on a built in cabinet to make the area productive. The built in cabinet materials and labor cost around P 1,600+ and my start up capital on my store is P 2,500+. The profit may not be much since I only put P1.00+ - P3.00+ mark up on every items but its enough to keep me busy.</b></i><br />
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I have two major suki in my store - my family and the kids in our area. The <i><b>concept of self buying is primarily</b></i> the reason why I put up a store. I've seen the credit card bills of my mother go up and my father and brother usually buy products from other stores. So to control my mother and myself too from unnecessary spending in grocery store I just sell the basic products that we use and buy it in my store when we need it of course with a few cents added on its price<i> ( kelangan may konting kita kahit kami kami ang bibili, heheh). </i>My<i><b> second reason is for leisure</b></i>.<i>"Nakakalibang sya</i> since a lot of kids were always shouting <i>"Pabili"</i> with one peso on their hand buying only one candy or one stick-o, heheh." And my <i><b>third reason is for income generating</b>.</i> My family were all against the idea of putting up a store -<i> malulugi ka lang, mauubos ka dyan, uutangan ka lang dyan</i> but I answered them, let me give it a try. Sari sari stores are everywhere, if others were putting up their store even if they are renting the place why not do the same -<i> siguro may kita sila kahit umuupa.</i><br />
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I've opened up my store last week and I'm in a process of knowing what products and brands are saleable. <i>Yung tipong bumili ako ng Nescafe 3 in 1, ang hinanap Nescafe creamy white, pagbili ko ng Creamy White ang hinanap, Kopiko Brown, pagbili ko ng Kopiko Brown ang hinanap Great Taste White, Pagbili ko ng Great Taste white, Kopiko Blanca naman, then LA Coffee, then Kopiko Black and so on and so forth, the same goes with other products.</i> That's why I always have notebook on my store to list the products and brands they want. But I am enjoying it and I'm getting more customers lately. I'm getting busier attending to my store and searching for grocery stores that offers the lowest price.<br />
<i><b>There goes my new experience in putting up a sari sari store. I hope I'd be able to roll over my puhunan and be able to grow my little sari sari store. Give me some tips and wish me luck guys!!!</b></i><br />
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Thank God for giving me an opportunity to enter this new business and pray that He'll continue to guide me.<br />
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Have a great week ahead!<br />
God Bless everyone.<br />
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<i> </i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-5921583542570620222018-08-24T22:58:00.002-07:002018-08-31T00:18:20.181-07:00Going Green & Natural: The Best Things in Life are Free 1 <i>Libre! Libre Libre! Sa mahihirap na tulad ko, mahilig tayo ng libre!</i> Whenever there are promo products at the mall given for free or whenever there are freebies attached to a product at the store I automatically grab it. <i>Ang sarap pag libre di ba?</i> But in our daily lives we didn't notice that God has first given us freebies that are very essential to our health<i> </i>and these freebies are present everywhere. Here's the list of four freebies that we should take advantage and be thankful for: <br />
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<i> </i>We're lucky we live in the Philippines where sunlight is abundant except of course during rainy season. We all know that sunlight is a good source of Vitamin D and doctors usually advise mothers to take out their infants and expose their back skin on sunlight to strengthen their bones.<i> "Noon madalas kong nakikita sa lugar namin ung mga nanay na nagpapaaraw ng baby pero ngayon bihira na." </i>Well, if its best for babies it is also best for adults like us and the good thing is - it is given freely by GOD. So be thankful to GOD if <i>"Haring Araw" </i>strikes his rays in the morning<i>. </i><br />
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<b>2. FRESH AIR</b></div>
One of my dreams before is to live and grow old in the province where there are lots of trees and plants around unfortunately we have no place in our province and I live in the city where air pollution is pretty much everywhere. But I am thankful to God that I still see trees around our neighborhood and I can still enjoy breathing the oxygen it releases. We know that oxygen is good for our brain and lungs so if you happen to pass through an area where there are lots of trees take a deep breath and take advantage of the fresh air that God gave us through those trees.<br />
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<b>3. WATER</b></div>
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I cannot exactly say that drinking water is free although God gave it originally to mankind freely but I guess its the cheapest health supplements I can recommend - Our body needs 2 liters of water to be healthy but its therapeutic if we take 3-4 liters daily. It's what I did 4 years ago that made my cyst smaller and after 1 year it disappeared. And my OB Gyne before asked me "Anong ginawa mo ba't lumiliit yang cyst? I answered, just healthy routine only (3 liters of water, 1000 steps of walking and vegetables & fruit daily). <i>"Na-stress, nakampante at napabayaan ko lang ang sarili ko sa unhealthy lifestyle kaya nung bumalik na aggressive at malignant na yung ovarian cyst ko.' </i>So to<i> </i>live a healthy lifestyle, drink lots of water.</div>
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One of my professors in TUP told us, we're fortunate we live in the Philippines where 80% of our soil is productive if only Filipinos take good care of our land and make use of its benefits. So I realize why not take advantage of the soil and since my doctor gave an advice to me that it is always best to go natural I started planting. I wanted to grow my own foods and herbs in front of our house <i>kahit na sa paso o sa balde lang</i>. "<i>Yung tipong pipitas ka lang kapag kelangan ng gulay o dahon pag kelangan.</i>" And that assures me that what I am eating are fresh and organic vegetables. I am thankful that God helped me grow plants through His soil and sunlight that He gave us for free. I now have malunggay, guyabano, lagundi,oregano, serpentina, balbas pusa, lemon grass or tanglad, ampalaya in front of our house. I am still trying to grow upland kangkong, kalabasa and camote tops planted in <i>lumang balde, sana lumago sila, heheh</i>. Again, our soil is free why not take advantage of it, we just need to use organic stuffs like vegetables or banana peels and egg shell<i>s</i> to fertilize it.<i><br /></i><br />
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There you have it, our freebies from God. We may not be financially blessed but we should always be thankful that God is <span style="font-size: small;">taking care of us by giving the best in our lives for free. As what the Bible says;</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-6675442718732962242018-08-21T20:21:00.000-07:002018-08-21T20:38:57.014-07:00Going Green & Natural: In Search for Natural Way of Preventing Cancer Recurrence After finishing six chemo session, I went back to the doctor for
check up and she told me that even if the result of my CA 125 (tumor marker) lowered there's no assurance that the cancer will
not recur so instead of being happy that day I went back to being sad and paranoid about my condition, <i>"yung tipong sumakit lang ang dibdib ko feeling ko may lung cancer na ko or sumakit lang ang ulo ko baka may brain tumor na ko." </i> I've met some cancer survivors in the hospital who are now facing secondary cancer and they're on the advance stage of cancer already. I've fear in facing this type of illness and it's hard not worry about second cancer. I cannot rely on my own self anymore in recognizing if there is something wrong inside my body. So I started searching in google and you tube about my condition. I began inquiring for supplements that are being sold in the market. I also asked my doctor if she can recommend any supplements that can fight cancer but she didn't give any. She only suggested that it is always best to go natural.<br />
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That's when my mother suggested that we go to a medical center in a particular province<i> (not going to mention its name & place since I was not able
to to finish their protocol)</i> that offers a natural way of treating cancer. I became curious about it and wanted to know what foods are allowed and prohibited for cancer patients like me. So we went there last June and we were given free consultation, a protocol diet and a prescribed detox supplement (their product) . Their explanation was I need to expel the toxins from the chemo meds out of my body system. Well logically speaking, the idea behind their treatment for me is okay but I think its not applicable to all. Some may survive (based on the testimonies they've shown in fb) but I think some wont and I am one those people who was not able to continue their protocol treatment. Here's the prescribed procedure I got:<br />
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<i><b>1. On Foods</b></i> - No carbohydrates, No fruits, No rootcrops, No sweets, No artificials and No preservatives...and that means - no brown rice, no oatmeal, no bananas, no carrots etc. just organic egg, organic meats, fish with scales (except farmed fish) and vegetables are allowed to be eaten.<br />
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<i><b>2. On Drinks -</b></i> No coffee, No green tea or any organic tea, No milk, No chocolate and any other fruit juices both natural or artificial juices - only boiled malunggay, guyabano, guava or avocado leaves are suggested.<br />
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<i><b>3. On Natural Herbs/Meds -</b></i> 15 leaves of guyabano, 15 leaves of avocado, 15 leaves of lagundi, 15 leaves of ashitaba (freshly picked/not dried), 3 gloves of garlic, 1 palmsize of ginger, 3 pcs of siling labuyo and baking soda - blend together, extract their juices and drink 30 minutes before eating. <br />
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<i><b>4. On their products -</b></i> I bought their prescribe product from their store and vitamin C that I should drink 30 minutes after eating.<br />
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<i><b>5.On Hygiene -</b></i> No soap, No shampoo, No toothpaste, No cologne or fragrance and No make-up - only baking soda is used as cleaning agent....and jewelries are not allowed to be used also.<br />
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<i><b>6. On condiments & cooking agents -</b></i> No catsup, No Vinegar, No Soy Sauce, No Patis, No Sauces and No artificial flavors, only salt & pepper and coconut oil are allowed to be used for cooking and flavoring.<br />
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I was advised to do this protocol for one month and guess what I did it for 3 days! Yes, 3 days only - di ko na po kinaya - di ko kinaya ang lasa ng blend na dahon at nanghina talaga ako. So I went to the doctor on the fourth day because I felt something's not right and yes the doctor told me that the diet I did triggered my hyper acidity which resulted to acid reflux. The doctor told me, <i>"Bakit ka nagda-diet e kailangan mo ngang magpalakas at magpakondisyon ng katawan after ng chemo. Pakalmahin mo muna ang sikmura mo, mag balanced diet and regular exercise ka lang muna para lumakas ka."</i><br />
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Though my experience in following this particular protocol diet is not quite good, I can still see the benefits of going natural. I believe that God is showing me the wisdom behind all the experiences I had in searching for what's best for my health and I always end up with one conclusion - the answer is just around us and the best thing about it is that they are free. (See my next blogpost).<br />
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Have a great day ahead!!!<br />
God Bless everyone.<br />
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<b>ALWAYS TO GOD BE THE GLORY.</b></div>
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Last Saturday, I went to the hospital for CA 125 blood test and I still feel bad about needles. <i>"Nakikita ko pa lang ang karayom, umuurong na ang sikmura ko."</i> It's one of my fears that I always face when I go to the hospital. After the blood test, I heard an announcement with regards to the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week and some freebies about it and because I was not able to hear the full details I ignored it and decided to eat in their canteen first and go home afterwards. Luckily, on our way out of the hospital we saw some some people falling in so we decided to inquire and that's when we learned about what they were offering.<br />
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And since I am experiencing some kind of joint pains lately I went there and fall in line too to avail their freebies and here's what I got:<br />
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<b>1. Free Peripheral Bone Dexa Scan </b>- atleast the result is normal for now but my bone health will suffer in the future - as one of the side effects of having my ovaries removed. They also gave me flyers about osteoporosis.<br />
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<b>2. Free consultation & starter dose of prescribed medicine </b>- the doctor focused on my plantar fascitiis, referred me to PT and gave me a free medicine for pain.<br />
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<b>3. Free one session of Physical Theraphy Session </b>- after the session I was given some instructions as to how I can relieve myself from the plantar & pelvic pain I am experiencing.<br />
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I may not be blessed financially but God is giving me a lot of blessings and wisdom today. As what the doctors told me after the surgery. <i>"Pagkatapos mo ng battle mo sa cancer ma-aappreciate mo na lahat ng tao at bagay sa paligid mo - ultimong maliit na halaman sa eskinita at hanging di mo nakikita mapapansin mo ma-aappreciate mo."</i> Just look around and God will show the way.<br />
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<b>"ALWAYS TO GOD BE THE GLORY"</b></div>
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<b>HAVE A GREAT DAY!</b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-30567069141923115202018-07-20T03:46:00.000-07:002018-07-20T03:56:18.343-07:00Going Green & Natural Lifestyle Part 1 - Intro to my new hobby It's a bit confusing nowadays to know what food supplement is best for us since lots of them are being sold and introduced in the market. I have taken Ganoderma & Carica Mangoosteen as suggested by my brother and both helped me get through the side effects of chemo.<br />
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But there's one big question I asked to myself - "what if I
don't have money anymore?" or " how can I sustain a healthy lifestyle without
the pressure of earning and spending?". I mean, money is not an issue if we
have it right, we can buy all those food supplements out there to keep us healthy but what if we don't. I tried to look for other cheaper alternative medicine not realizing that the answer to my question is right in front of me. I look around and saw some of our neighbors have guava and avocado tree in front of their houses while some have oregano, tanglad, malunggay and other herbs in their backyards so why not do the same.<br />
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Though I'm not sure if I can really grow a plant, still I started this hobby called planting heheh and hooray I did it!!! It started with 5 small pots @ P20 each, 4 ampalaya seedlings, 2 oregano plant given by our neighbor, tanglad from our refrigerator, serpentina given by a friend, lagundi, balbas pusa and soil (P50 each) bought at AANI Market in FTI.<br />
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<b>So here are my babies!!!</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ampalaya & Oregano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tanglad / Lemon Grass -<br />
used the upper part and plant the lower part with roots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lagundi</td></tr>
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Its really amazing how wonderful God has created these herbal plants. I learned that there's a lot of benefits it can give to our health I just need to do additional research for directions on how I'd be able to use them.<br />
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Thank God for the wisdom, now I can both enjoy my new hobby while staying healthy.<br />
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<b>HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY! </b></div>
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<b>BE HAPPY & STAY HEALTHY. </b></div>
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<b>GOD BLESS EVERYONE.</b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-23653224199349938722018-07-18T07:13:00.003-07:002022-06-20T07:04:32.898-07:00Going Back to my Goals As part of my recovery, I want to clear up my mind to start a new life. Last week I decided to clean and rearrange my room, throw some old stuffs that I've been keeping for so long and remove everything on my wall including my goal board where my long term goals were posted.<br />
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Everyone who's been reading my posts knows that I have four major goals in life two of which were already achieve last year. Now, what about my other goals? <br />
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Removing those visuals on my wall doesn't mean that I am giving up on my goals. My doctor told me that after my big "C" battle I will have a different perspective in life. True enough, I realized that I've already achieved them all anyway. Here's why:<br />
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<b>1. Degree Holder</b> - graduate BTTE course last July 3, 2017<br />
<b>2. LET Passer - </b>passed licensure exam last November 2017<br />
<b>3. Dream House - </b>with the support and love of my family I guess our home is more than a dream house already.<br />
<b>4. Magic Number - 1M </b>- I've been working so hard to be millionaire since I started this blog last 2014 but after being sick I realize that a person is more than a millionaire if he's healthy, "Health is Wealth," ika nga. I guess God has His own way of saying - "Relax my child, why aim for a million if your more than a million already."<br />
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See, goals achieved!</div>
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I know how important it is to be successful in life, to see our dreams materialize and to be financially prepared in life but it is more important to think of ourselves and our health first. Believe me you wont be able to think of those things if your lying on a hospital bed. But most importantly, know that it is God who still directs our lives.<br />
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<i><span class="text Prov-16-9" id="en-NLT-16826"><sup class="versenum">9 </sup>We can make our plans,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Prov-16-9">but the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> determines our steps.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="text Eccl-3-9" id="en-NLT-17345"><sup class="versenum">9 </sup>What do people really get for all their hard work?</span> <span class="text Eccl-3-10" id="en-NLT-17346"><sup class="versenum">10 </sup>I have seen the burden God has placed on us all.</span> <span class="text Eccl-3-11" id="en-NLT-17347"><sup class="versenum">11 </sup>Yet
God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted
eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole
scope of God’s work from beginning to end.</span> <span class="text Eccl-3-12" id="en-NLT-17348"><sup class="versenum">12 </sup>So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.</span> <span class="text Eccl-3-13" id="en-NLT-17349"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.</span></i></div>
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<b>Be Healthy and Enjoy Life! God Bless Everyone.</b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-79261319469013960762018-07-15T19:42:00.001-07:002018-07-20T03:53:16.221-07:00Big "C" Battle: Recovery & After Effects of Chemo "<b>Cancer free</b>", I thought I will be hearing those words from my oncologist just like what I've been hearing from the news of those celebrities who also battle this illness but instead my doctor told me that she cannot assure me that there will be no recurrence and that I should always be watchful of my health and be aware of some symptoms like fever, cough, or change in bowel movement. I was warned of some symptoms of recurrence but not the after effects - <i>"akala ko ok na ko pero matindi rin pala ang after effects nito."</i> Here are some after effects that I've experience these past two months: <br />
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<b>Brain Fog</b><br />
There's been a lot of attempts to write another post and drafts but as much as I want to write something I just can't seem to do it. No matter how hard I try to start a topic, create an outline or just merely tell a simple story, my mind would always go blank. I have trouble finding the right words to type on my keyboard and sometimes I would forget some things I wanted to do - <i>"yung tipong may kukunin o gagawin ako tapos pagtalikod ko nakalimutan ko kung ano ang kukunin o gagawin ko".</i> It took me more than two months to organize my thoughts & finish this post. I know I'm not good in grammar but I think it's getting worse these days. So I searched if there's side effect of chemo related to it and found out that it is called "chem fog or brain fog" one of the side effects of chemotheraphy. I know my brain cells are declining now (after chemo drugs destroyed it) and I'm trying to bring it up again and looking for ways to do it.<br />
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<b>Joint Pains</b><br />
A lot of attempts were done to wake up early to jog around our area and do some stretching and exercise afterwards outdoor but my joint pains preventing me from doing those things. I am experiencing a terrible pain on my neck, shoulder, back, pelvic and all other joints in my body especially in the morning<i> (daig ko pa ang matandang may matinding rayuma, ang hirap tumayo, hirap umupo, bumangon, etc)</i>. I'd wake up as early as 3am and because of those pains I had a hard time going back to sleep again. So I went to the hospital for check up and found out that it is also a "neuropathic (nerve damage)" side effect of chemo. I was given a prescription medicine called "Pregabalin" to lessen the pain but after three weeks of taking it, the pain is still there. Based on the article I've read these joint pains will persist from three months to more than a year. I don't want to go back to the doctor so right now I'm doing some morning stretchings inside my room and "hot water in pail" theraphy in the evening - I don't know what it's called <i>"yung ibinababad ang paa sa mainit na tubig sa balde or planggana-old skul no?"</i>. I've been doing it for three nights and hopefully, it'll work.<br />
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<b>Acid Reflux</b> <br />
I was drinking some boiled/ extract of turmeric and ginger during and after chemo thinking that its good for my health but it became the cause of my hyperacidity. It got worse after I did a "no carb, no fruits, no sweets, and no rootcrops diet" so I went to the doctor again and was prescribed with "Panto Plus and Gaviscon". The doctor informed me it is also common for a patient like me. I was advised not to go on diet again and not to eat some foods that could worsen my stomach acidity. I am watching my food intake now and praying my stomach acid will calm down because I do not want to go to the doctor and take another meds again.<br />
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<b>Emotional & Psychological Health</b><br />
I know I should enjoy life, be happy and always be thankful but to be honest sometimes I can't do it. I have worries and some sleepless nights as I have been battling my own self, my own negativity and trying to figure out what's in store for me in the future (btw, I have chronophobia or fear of future"). Sometimes I cry when fear of cancer recurrence strikes in. My self esteem is so low that there are times that I cannot see the positive things in my life anymore and I do not know how to start a new chapter of my life again. I learned that cancer patients usually have these kind of emotional and psychological problems. So after feeling so down again last week, I open my laptop and went back to blogging again. It is my form of theraphy where I can pour out my thoughts most especially my emotions so forgive me guys for being "so nega sometimes" about my situation because after writing I feel good inside. I also start reading and writing some bible verses in my notebook again to combat my pessimist attitude.<br />
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I know I'm on my way to recovery and it's not an easy process but I know that God will help me get through it again and in time He will lead & lighten my way. <br />
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<span class="text Eccl-7-13" id="en-NIV-17443"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>Consider what God has done:</span></div>
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<span class="text Eccl-7-13">Who can straighten</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Eccl-7-13">what he has made crooked?</span></span><br />
<span class="text Eccl-7-14" id="en-NIV-17444"><sup class="versenum">14 </sup>When times are good, be happy;</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Eccl-7-14">but when times are bad, consider this:</span></span><br />
<span class="text Eccl-7-14">God has made the one</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Eccl-7-14">as well as the other.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Eccl-7-14">Therefore, no one can discover</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Eccl-7-14">anything about their future.</span></span></div>
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<b>Ecclesiates 7:13-14</b></div>
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<i><b>THANK YOU FOR READING AND HAVE A BLESSED WEEK AHEAD!!! </b></i> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-66178600675430282852018-05-20T20:20:00.002-07:002018-07-10T05:19:26.898-07:00"BIG C" Battle : Update, Thankful Heart and Realization in Life<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>UPDATE</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6th Chemotheraphy Session @ SJDEFI Hospital</td></tr>
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I finished my 6th chemo last April 24 and went to the hospital last May 15 for follow check up. I underwent 3 CBC (Complete Blood Count) exam after my chemo because my hemoglobin and wcb results were too low and I was not allowed to go to public places because my health might be compromised. It was only on the 3rd CBC exam that it went back to the normal range and finally last May 15 the doctor gave me a go signal that I can go to the mall and meet my friends. And the good news was I will only be monitoring my CA 125 result & follow up check up every three months. Though the oncologist told me she cannot assure the cancer will not recur I'm am still thankful that I was given a chance to live my life again. And even if I'm bald and have one to three strands of hair on my eyebrows and eyelashes, I am excited and I'm looking forward to have my hair, eyebrows and eyelashes back, "Hayy, namiss ko talagang mag-shampoo, magsuklay at mag-ayos ng kilay."<br />
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<b>THANKFUL HEART</b></div>
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I've already sent some thank you messages to all the people who gave financial support for my medical expenses thru email but I still want to thank you guys here as I know that some of you are following my journey here in my site. <i><b>To Joan, April, Edel, Chi, Ardy and to all who gave financial support and prayers for recovery I want to thank you guys with all my heart.</b></i> You were all a big part of my journey as I face this battle and I know that you were all God's instrument in showing His love and care to me. I may not be able to pay you back financially but I pray that GOD will bless you all abundantly. I will also try to help others the best way I possibly can and through this blog I hope I can inspire others to appreciate and be thankful to God for the life that we have now.<br />
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<b>REALIZATION IN LIFE</b></div>
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Before I undergo my 4th chemo session, I encountered some health problem. My blood pressure shoots up to 170/120. From 130/100, 140/100, 150/120 to 170/120 - I didn't notice any signs of my bp going up just some headache and neck pain. I hated myself that I cannot control my blood pressure and cannot accept it that day. I felt something ticking in my head and got scared about it. As I told myself, "Di yata ako mamamatay sa cancer e, baka sa stroke ako ma-one time big time dahil sa lakas ng pitik sa ulo ko & I prayed - Lord wag muna ngayon." But thank God, through some medication administered through IV it went down to 140/90 and now my blood pressure went back to 100/70.</div>
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My realization now is that no matter how we plan our lives and our future still our lives is in God's hand. If it is God's will to get back the life that He gave to us then it will happen. As what my "lodi" Steve Jobs said - "Death is the inevitable, a life's change agent and a destiny we all share. So whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down."</div>
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So while we live in this world we should honor thy God, treasure and love our family & friends and appreciate the life that we have now for we only have one journey, one opportunity and one chance to live and enjoy our life.</div>
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Have a great day!!!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623374769939305958.post-20603198221929757512018-04-18T20:27:00.000-07:002018-04-18T20:29:34.237-07:00"BIG C" Battle : Chemotheraphy Sessions Sorry again I wasn't able to update this blog. I need to clear up my mind and focus on getting well so I'd be able to cope with the side effects of chemo. Numbness, tingling sensations, and joint pains are just few side effects of chemo but those side effects have an unexplainable but bearable feeling to me. I had no nausea, appetite loss and vomiting experience but if there's one side effect that I really hate is the difficulty in sleeping. I really have a hard time sleeping after chemo that I decided not to open my laptop for a while, focus on getting a good night sleep and just live a healthy, routinely lifestyle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd Chemo Session</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3rd Chemo Session</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4th Chemo Session</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5th Chemo Session</td></tr>
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During my 4th and 5th chemo session, I encountered some health problems
before undergoing chemo theraphy like high blood pressure and blood count
problems. My blood pressure went up to 170/120 during my 4th chemo that
I need to take amlodipine, catapres and another meds administered
through IV to lower my blood pressure. Another problem that I
encountered during my 5th chemo was my hemoglobin and white blood count
went down that I need to go through blood transfusion first. But other
than those problems everything went well. I still have to undergo one last chemo and hopefully it'll be the
last but that will still depend on the laboratory result & CA 125. <br />
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Regardless of the side effects and problems I encountered I am so thankful to God for giving me the strength to survive this battle and again grateful to all people who gave financial support and sent their prayers for my healing.<br />
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Till then.<br />
Treasure your life and your love ones.<br />
Have a great day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4